A new report claim a Windows Phone 9 preview version, along with the same version for Windows 9 may release any time between Q2 and Q3 2015.
If the document is to believed, the
final release of Windows Phone 9 will be made by end of the next year.
Windows 9 Preview version is expected to be available around the same
time. It's notable earlier rumours had hinted the Windows 9 release in
April at the next Microsoft Build Developers’ Conference. The new leaked
document corroborates those rumours.
One of the highlights of the leaked
document is the mention of “Windows 365”, which is also labeled as
being in "Alpha based on Windows Core". Windows 365 is expected to be
very similar to Office 365.
Windows 9 is expected to bring a slew of
changes to the Metro UI, Windows Defender, OneDrive, and Windows
activation. There are chances Microsoft may include Cortana in Windows 9 as well.
Microsoft recently launched the Windows Phone 8.1,
which features personal assistant Cortana, notification center, more
customizations and better security and enterprise features.
Right now it's not known whether the
Windows Phone 9 will support the current high-end WP devices. Earlier,
Microsoft had rolled out Windows Phone 8 with new devices, while none of
then WP 7 devices were updated to the new version.