{"id":5519,"date":"2022-01-22T19:29:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T19:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/22\/check-out-microsofts-cancelled-andromeda-os-running-on-a-lumia-950\/"},"modified":"2022-01-22T19:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T19:29:06","slug":"check-out-microsofts-cancelled-andromeda-os-running-on-a-lumia-950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/22\/check-out-microsofts-cancelled-andromeda-os-running-on-a-lumia-950\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out Microsoft’s cancelled Andromeda OS running on a Lumia 950"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before the Surface Duo<\/a> was an Android device, it was supposed to run Windows. More specifically, a version of Windows called \u2018Andromeda OS\u2019 that Microsoft cancelled in 2018.<\/p>\n

However, thanks to a new video from Windows Central<\/em><\/a>, we\u2019ve finally got a glimpse of what Andromeda OS would have been like. There are a few caveats, as the publication points out \u2014 namely, they show off the software running on a Lumia 950 because that\u2019s what Microsoft used internally to develop Andromeda OS. The company never intended for these internal images to ship and, since Microsoft cancelled the project, what we see is unfinished.<\/p>\n

The other major caveat is that Andromeda OS was intended for a dual-screen device like the Surface Duo, which makes it difficult to show off some aspects of it on a single-screen device like the Lumia 950. Still, with all this in mind, it\u2019s incredibly interesting to see Andromeda OS in action, particularly the parts that made the jump to Android and ultimately shipped on the Surface Duo. Check out the video below:<\/p>\n