Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update Finally Out [Supported Handsets List]
Following the release of the update for Windows 10 on desktops, Microsoft's Dona Sarkar has confirmed over Twitter that the Windows 10 Mobile Creators update is rolling out to everyone in waves. Only supported handsets will be eligible to get the update, of course.
Microsoft has begun rolling out the Windows 10 Mobile version of its Creators Update release at the end of the day Pacific Time on April 25. The RTM ("release to mainstream") version of the OS for Windows Phones is 15063.251. The RTM for Windows 10 Creators Update for PCs also was 15063, as noted by ZDNet.
As Microsoft recognized recently, only about a dozen existing Windows Phones will be getting the RTM of the Windows 10 Mobile Creators. Windows Phones, which are not on the short list, will be able to stay on the Creators Update preview even though it's unsupported, Microsoft officials said.
Windows Phones eligible to get Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update, according to Slash Gear, are, Alcatel IDOL 4S, Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL, HP Elite x3, Lenovo Softbank 503LV, MCJ Madosma Q601, Microsoft Lumia 550, Microsoft Lumia 640/640XL, Microsoft Lumia 650, Microsoft Lumia 950/950 XL, Trinity NuAns Neo and VAIO VPB051. Unsupported handsets won't be able to get future preview builds beyond the Creators Update release.
The Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update release includes only a separation of the features which are in the PC version. A list of some of the new more business-focused features in the Mobile release, which includes SD card encryption, remote PIN resets for Azure Active Directory accounts, WiFi Direct Management, and more, are in listed in this Microsoft article on IT pro content in version 1703, aka the Creators Update.
Microsoft says that the Windows 10 Mobile Creators update is rolling out in waves, so if users don't see the Creators Update for supported handset yet, don't worry. Update availability can depend on the manufacturer, model, country or region, mobile operator or service provider, or the specific installed software also.