Alongside the work polishing Windows Phone 8 with several new enhancements, Microsoft was said to be also working on Windows Phone 9, the next major release of the mobile platform. Just as early rumors about Windows 9 suggested an overhaul of the desktop line, the mobile side appeared headed for the same treatment.
A Return To The Drawing Board
The speculation pointed to Microsoft returning to the drawing board for its mobile operating system, building from the ground up rather than iterating on the existing Windows Phone shell. Reporters compared the rumored scope to the earlier leap from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone, framing Windows Phone 9 as a similar generational reset.
No specific user interface details, feature lists, or hardware requirements were confirmed at the time of publication. The story remained at the rumor stage, drawing on unnamed sources and industry chatter rather than official statements.
What Was Known — And What Wasn’t
Beyond the suggestion of a complete redesign, the article left several questions open: which design language would carry over, how existing Windows Phone apps would be handled, and whether any unification with the desktop platform was planned. Readers were left with a snapshot of early-stage speculation, useful as a historical marker rather than a roadmap.