{"id":404677,"date":"2021-07-03T09:52:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T07:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=404677"},"modified":"2021-07-03T09:54:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T07:54:29","slug":"watch-windows-11-running-on-a-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/404677-watch-windows-11-running-on-a-smartphone.html","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#8211; Windows 11 running on a smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft&#8217;s new Windows 11 operating system can run on a six-year-old smartphone, a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YSaJfudt8S4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>published on YouTube<\/strong><\/a> as shown.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/7\/1\/22558999\/microsoft-windows-11-windows-phone-port-developer-engineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>reported by The Verge<\/strong><\/a>, engineering student Gustave Monce and his team at the Lumia WOA project managed to install a modified version of a Windows 11 Preview Build on a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL.<\/p>\n<p>Released in October 2015, this 5.7-inch smartphone was the last to ship with Windows Mobile OS.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows Monce logging in and navigating through the interface of the new OS on the phone.<\/p>\n<p>He launches and interacts with the revamped Start menu, File Explorer, and Settings app.<\/p>\n<p>He also moves windows around and switches between vertical and horizontal orientations.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, at no point in the short illustration does Windows 11 crash.<\/p>\n<p>While there were noticeable delays in animations and performing certain functions, the OS runs remarkably well considering the device&#8217;s specifications.<\/p>\n<p>The Lumia 950 XL is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor with 2,000MHz clock speed paired with 3GB RAM, and packs just 32GB of internal storage.<\/p>\n<p>According to Microsoft&#8217;s official requirements for Windows 11, the OS needs at least 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.<\/p>\n<p>The screenshots below are taken from the video shared by Monce.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-404683\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_1-346x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_1-346x430.png 346w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_1-322x400.png 322w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_1.png 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-404685\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_2-362x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_2-362x430.png 362w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_2-337x400.png 337w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_2.png 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-404687\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_3-357x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_3-357x430.png 357w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_3-332x400.png 332w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Windows-11-on-smartphone-new_3.png 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Lumia WOA project was founded by Monce and fellow engineer Binxwing Wang five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>It is dedicated to bringing desktop-based operating systems like Windows 10 and Windows 11 to older Windows Phones.<\/p>\n<p>The two have assembled a team of around 15 people who port, reverse-engineer, and create their own drivers to run Windows 10 and Windows 11 on Windows Phones.<\/p>\n<p>As is evident from this video, their efforts have born fruits.<\/p>\n<p>They do experience some issues with the operating systems running on mobile phones, such as inability to use their camera, shorter battery life, and calls and SMS functionality breaking intermittently.<\/p>\n<p>The video below shows Monce&#8217;s full illustration of Windows 11 running on a Lumia 950 XL.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YSaJfudt8S4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/404543-how-to-download-ios-15-and-macos-monterey.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to download iOS 15 and macOS Monterey<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lumioa WOA Project has managed to install and run Windows 11 on a smartphone from 2015. 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