Windows Phone :(

[AllRounder SC]

Is there any way to use a windows phone in 2020....after the Microsoft getting closed.......How can i use whatsapp......What to do......atleast internet works......after 69 months microsoft be like " we are stopping internet services for your mobile".....then How will i watch LTT videos..... :( i have a lumia 535 and a LYF wind 1(no one ever heard about  this mobile ) and my lumia 535 is 2-3 years older then lyf mobile and still works like a champ......good hardware...but no application to run.........

 

Is there any way of installings apps on windows phone

[Levent]

Those devices are now waiting for their demise in a landfill somewhere. As for whatsapp support, that also aint happening.

https://www.engadget.com/2019-12-30-whatsapp-ending-windows-phone-support.html

[AllRounder SC]

2 minutes ago, Levent said:

Those devices are now waiting for their demise in a landfill somewhere. As for whatsapp support, that also aint happening.

https://www.engadget.com/2019-12-30-whatsapp-ending-windows-phone-support.html

i know about this......but is there any way to get whatsapp running

 

[Levent]

1 minute ago, AllRounder SC said:

i know about this......but is there any way to get whatsapp running

nope

[AllRounder SC]

I will not looose hope

[Lurick]

6 minutes ago, AllRounder SC said:

I will not looose hope

So you're going to be hoping forever then because it will never happen.

[AllRounder SC]

Just now, Lurick said:

So you're going to be hoping forever then because it will never happen.

not like that i am hoping for a reply like " there is a way to install apps on windows phone without any store"

[Lurick]

1 minute ago, AllRounder SC said:

not like that i am hoping for a reply like " there is a way to install apps on windows phone without any store"

So you're waiting for a unicorn to appear and magic a solution that doesn't exist then.

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, AllRounder SC said:

not like that i am hoping for a reply like " there is a way to install apps on windows phone without any store"

It's sort of possible if your Windows phone has an SD/Mini-SD/Micro-SD card slot. Otherwise, impossible.

[Lurick]

@HelpfulTechWizard Any thoughts?

You are the wizard OP needs

[WkdPaul]

* thread moved to the Phones and Tablets section *

[Helpful Tech Witch]

4 minutes ago, Lurick said:

@HelpfulTechWizard Any thoughts?

You are the wizard OP needs

Actually yeah I can help.

It depends on the model, but you can unlock the bootloader and interloop, then side loading without a dev model should be possible.

Sadily Lumia firmware is hit or mis nowadays, so even for models that wpinternals supports,you might not be able to get the files you need (firmware and the emergency files) for example my Lumia 929/icon (model 927) can't download the stock firmware, the download link is broken

 

So what's the model and color (actually important for some models)?

[Eigenvektor]

13 minutes ago, AllRounder SC said:

not like that i am hoping for a reply like " there is a way to install apps on windows phone without any store"

Being able to install an (old) version of WhatsApp that is still compatible with Windows Phone is just part of the issue. That old version probably isn't going to work against the current version of their API, meaning you might not be able to sign in or send/receive messages.

[AllRounder SC]

28 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

Actually yeah I can help.

It depends on the model, but you can unlock the bootloader and interloop, then side loading without a dev model should be possible.

Sadily Lumia firmware is hit or mis nowadays, so even for models that wpinternals supports,you might not be able to get the files you need (firmware and the emergency files) for example my Lumia 929/icon (model 927) can't download the stock firmware, the download link is broken

 

So what's the model and color (actually important for some models)?

its lumia 535

is there any way?

 

[AllRounder SC]

29 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

Actually yeah I can help.

It depends on the model, but you can unlock the bootloader and interloop, then side loading without a dev model should be possible.

Sadily Lumia firmware is hit or mis nowadays, so even for models that wpinternals supports,you might not be able to get the files you need (firmware and the emergency files) for example my Lumia 929/icon (model 927) can't download the stock firmware, the download link is broken

 

So what's the model and color (actually important for some models)?

not whatsappp any app .... just how can i install any app....and yes it has a SD card slot

[AllRounder SC]

41 minutes ago, FakeKGB said:

It's sort of possible if your Windows phone has an SD/Mini-SD/Micro-SD card slot. Otherwise, impossible.

how....it has a sd card slot

 

[WhitetailAni]

21 minutes ago, AllRounder SC said:

how....it has a sd card slot

 

I have no idea if this works or not, but:
https://windowsphone.stackexchange.com/questions/1459/how-to-download-apps-without-using-the-store
You need Windows Phone 8 or higher.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 hour ago, AllRounder SC said:

not whatsappp any app .... just how can i install any app....and yes it has a SD card slot

I didn't say anything about what's app.  I asked for the modle of phone and the color

[Donut417]

4 hours ago, AllRounder SC said:

s there any way of installings apps on windows phone

Sorry to tell you but Windows Mobile is DEAD. Its dead because Microsoft had its head shoved up its ass for too long and Apple and Google pushed all other competitors out of the market. By the time Microsoft was ready to compete, it was too late. 

 

Your best bet is to buy an Android device or iPhone. Which ever you feel will work best for you.