It also warns that apps users do download could be degraded since updates are no longer available via the store. Microsoft stopped accepting new apps for Windows Phone 8. As of July this year it stopped apps distributing updates to devices on Windows Phone 8. Some Lumia devices can continue to limp on by upgrading to Windows 10 Mobile, but support for that also ends on December 10 , meaning no more free hot fixes or security updates. But at least the store remains open for now.
Microsoft lists 17 Nokia Lumia devices that can upgrade to Windows 10, including the low-end Lumia and flagships like the six-inch Lumia from In January when Microsoft announced Windows 10 Mobile end of life, the company also recommended that existing customers move to a supported Android or iOS device.
At least once Microsoft releases the Surface Duo next year, it will be among the choices that remaining Windows 10 Mobile users can move to too. Zhiyun Smooth Q3 review: Compact smartphone gimbal with rotating fill light.
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It looks like Microsoft is not aware of this issue otherwise they would have given a solution. This kind of store error is not the first time for Windows Phone users error code has been seen many times. A good news here is that some Windows phone users have discovered a workaround for this issue whereas changing the date of the phone to 3rd December , resolve the error and store start to download apps again.
We request those users who are facing this issue to change their date and continue to use their phone and wait for the official solution from Microsoft. We will post as soon as an official statement is given by Microsoft.
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