As a Nokia-branded Android Nougat-powered handset struts its stuff on Geekbench, the days when the Finnish firm’s Lumia devices were somewhat thriving seem a distant memory. Having shifted its devices and services division over to Microsoft in 2014, the Lumia brand naturally went along with it. In recent times, it’s become apparent that Redmond may be phasing out Lumia entirely; last month the brand disappeared from the Microsoft online store while a lack of Lumia 950 XL warranty replacements in the U.K. only added fuel to the fire. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that its Lumia Highlights app will no longer be updated.
Though we can’t say for absolute certain that Lumia is on its way out, the growing dossier of evidence is compelling.
