The dead live longer: Windows Phone actually has twitches

Windows Phone has not only been lying motionless on the floor for a long time, for Microsoft the operating system is actually buried deep and forgotten. But now there is unexpected activity. Achievements can recently be earned on Windows Phone again.

Those who are said to be dead live longer and sometimes twitch

It looks like a digital zombie, groaning again briefly from its otherwise silent grave: Since the beginning of the month, the gaming enthusiasts from True Achievement have actually been registering impulses from Windows Phone. For the first time in a year, the data on the operating system recently started showing entries on Xbox Achievements.

Suddenly there was a stir in the data of True Achievement

Due to a synchronization error with Microsoft's servers, Windows Phones had actually been completely cut off with regard to the Achievement app for over a year - since then there have been repeated attempts to repair. On March 8th, the True Achievement data suddenly started showing entries again, followed by a few more activities on March 11th. "That was probably someone on Microsoft's side who was testing a fix," so the presumption.

Strong increase

Whatever was modified on Microsoft's part at the beginning of the month - official patch notes or communications are missing here - then actually shows its effect a few days later. On March 16, over 200 achievements were registered for 15 different games. Here it can only be assumed that there will be a small wave of nostalgia when more Windows Phone owners discover the unimagined possibilities.

A note at this point is probably appropriate without the official confirmation from Microsoft: Even if Windows Phones now regain a feature, it is possible at any time to pull the plugin Redmond without notice. Until then, the digital zombie can stretch for a moment.