Windows 10 now works on a Samsung Galaxy S8 and other Android phones

Windows 10 now works on a Samsung Galaxy S8 and other Android phones

Windows 10 for ARM was spotted running on the Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone and other Snapdragon 835-powered phones. As Windows Latest reports, now that a memory leak bug in Windows 10 for ARM that affected Snapdragon 835 processors has been resolved , Microsoft's operating system can be successfully installed on phones using this chip. And that led to a group of developers getting the OS on the Galaxy S8 as mentioned, the work of Evsio0n, who posted the results on Twitter, as well as other developers who supposedly set up the system. Microsoft operation on Xiaomi Mi6, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S and OnePlus 6.

pic.twitter.com/OdDSy4fr9tApril 13, 2020 That said, Windows 10 for ARM works on these phones, which means it boots and works, which wasn't the case before, thanks to the memory leak now cured, but no much can be done. Practical use with it. It's more about what's possible at this stage than what's useful. Currently, much of Windows cannot be used on these phones, including touch functionality, camera, sensors, etc.

Lumia's success

You might remember earlier plans to run Windows 10 for ARM on the Lumia 950 XL, for example, which offered a lot more features, as well as comprehensive tutorials on how to go through the process yourself. The developers working on these Snapdragon 835 phones have yet to share any guides on what to do, nor any details on how they've progressed so far, but it's not really surprising at this very early stage. Still, it's still interesting to see a version of Windows 10 running on a Galaxy S8, and more compelling possibilities could be in the works, as Windows Latest suggests, such as dual-booting Windows 10 for ARM and Android. Windows 10 for ARM runs on what Microsoft calls "always connected" PCs, laptops powered by Snapdragon chips (which offer cellular connectivity), hence the ability to bypass Snapdragon-powered Android phones.