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Windows phone app

rwinter — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 21:14:12 GMT

Any updates on the windows 10 app? I currently have 4 arlo cameras sitting in a box because I don't have a solution for my windows 10 phone 😞

Re: Windows phone app

StephenB — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 21:12:37 GMT

rwinter wrote:

I currently have 4 arlo cameras sitting in a box because I don't have a solution for my windows 10 phone 😞

This is not the arlo forum.

I'll move this into the right forum area.

Re: Windows phone app

jguerdat — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 12:42:17 GMT

Don't hold your breath. You can always check the Idea Exchange section here for status (on the left side). The W10 app isn't being developed since you can use a browser for the computer and the very low percentage of Windows phones makes it a long shot for any development (and that's not just Netgear).

Re: Windows phone app

StephenB — Tue, 02 May 2017 14:24:39 GMT

jguerdat wrote: Don't hold your breath.

Microsoft reported sales of $5M this quarter on windows phones. Two years ago it was ~$1.3B.

I think it's unlikely that Microsoft can turn this around.

So I agree - there is no incentive for any company to invest in new Windows phone apps.

Re: Windows phone app

jguerdat — Wed, 03 May 2017 13:59:45 GMT

I also saw something the other day saying that MS was effectively dropping support of the phone segment. I don't recall the specific wording but it wasn't reassuring for Windows phone owners.

Re: Windows phone app

dsto69 — Mon, 22 May 2017 13:45:19 GMT

Yeah, it's a real shame too. I held on to Windows for a long, long time. I loved it. It (Especially Windows 10 phone) is a really nice OS. A real shame that strange circular (No Apps..No users. No users...no apps) problem never let it gain a foothold. I had to bail and went Android.