8Marketplace restores app access for Windows Phone 8.0 devices
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Updated · Windows Central · Apr 30
8Marketplace restores app access for Windows Phone 8.0 devices
4 articles · Updated · Windows Central · Apr 30
The community-built Windows Phone Store replacement revives downloads after Microsoft shut the Windows Phone 8.1 store in 2019.
Custom patches also adapt older apps, including TweetIt for Bluesky and a modified Facebook client for argim.net.
The project remains in development with bugs and limitations, but highlights how enthusiasts are keeping Microsoft's discontinued mobile platform usable.
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