14 DAY TRIAL // The lack of apps remains one of the biggest issues for Windows Phone, and no matter if we admit it or not, it’s pretty obvious that big developers do not yet see the opportunity to code for Microsoft’s platforms, so it’s no wonder that some companies decide to focus on Android and iOS.
Bank of America and Chase are two of the best examples, as both have removed their Windows Phone apps in order to switch focus to their iOS and Android projects, leaving users of Microsoft’s devices with just one option to access their accounts: through the web-based online banking service.
But that’s going to change with Windows 10, Microsoft hopes, and Chief Evangelist of Developer Experience Steven Guggenheimer says the software giant is already talking with all these companies to prepare their return in Windows 10.
In a talk at BUILD 2015 spotted by WMPU, Guggenheimer explained that one of the reasons Chase and BoA decided to step away from Windows Phone was that they both have very advanced and responsive websites that allow mobile users to connect to their accounts, but obviously, that makes less sense when thinking that their apps on Android and iOS continue to receive updates.
“We’re talking to them pretty regularly,” he said. “They know we’re working on Windows 10, so they know they have options. I think they see the value.”
Windows 10 for phones coming in the fall
So now, the biggest question is when exactly we should expect Windows 10 for phones to come out with all these great apps. Obviously, that’s still an enigma for all of us, but the company has already confirmed that the PC and phone versions won’t be released at the same time, so it’s believed that smartphones will get updated sometime in the fall of 2016.
That’s because Microsoft still has a lot of work to do on the phone version, whose development started a little bit later than the one on PCs, so the existing technical preview is not as advanced as the one supposed to be installed on desktop computers.