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July 2022

28 Jul

General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.07

NOW AVAILABLE

The 22.07 release includes reduced connect-to-cloud time for the OS, resulting in lower energy use; best practices guidance for production-ready applications; and optimized manufacturing scripts.

  • Azure Sphere
  • SDK and Tools
  • Operating System
25 Jul

Generally available: New KMS DNS in Azure Global Cloud

NOW AVAILABLE

All Azure Windows VMs provisioned in Azure Global Cloud from July 2022, are activated via azkms.core.windows.net, which points to two new KMS IP addresses, 20.118.99.224 and 40.83.235.53.

  • Windows Virtual Machines
  • Services
  • Operating System
4 Jul

Public preview: Azure Percept DK June (2206) software update

IN PREVIEW

The Azure Percept March update includes fixes related to security.

  • Security
  • Features
  • Operating System

June 2022

22 Jun

Generally available: Windows IoT on Arm64

NOW AVAILABLE

Windows IoT on Arm64 brings increased functionality to devices.

  • Windows IoT Enterprise
  • Features
  • Operating System
22 Jun

General availability: Microcontroller-based device security platform

NOW AVAILABLE

Microsoft and STMicroelectronics have partnered to address the growing concern for security as a key barrier for cloud IoT market adoption with a security platform targeting microcontroller-based devices (MCUs).

  • Azure RTOS
  • Security
  • Features
  • Operating System
22 Jun

General availability: Embedded Wireless Framework

NOW AVAILABLE

The Embedded Wireless Framework for Azure RTOS defines a platform consistent API for embedded IoT developers to use wireless services in their applications.

  • Azure RTOS
  • SDK and Tools
  • Features
  • Operating System
22 Jun

General availability: Edge Secured-Core for Windows IoT

NOW AVAILABLE

Edge Secured-Core is a certification program that extends the Secured-Core label into IoT and Edge devices.

  • Security
  • Features
  • Operating System
2 Jun

Public preview: Azure Percept DK May (2205) software update

IN PREVIEW

The Azure Percept March update includes fixes related to security.

  • Security
  • Features
  • Operating System

May 2022

9 May

Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Debian Bullseye on ARM32v7

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2022

Debian is included in the Tier 1 OS support list for ARM32v7 devices. Official packages for Bullseye on ARM32v7 are now available on packages.microsoft.com.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Features
  • Operating System

April 2022

12 Apr

General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 22.04

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Sphere OS quality release 22.04 is available now.

  • Azure Sphere
  • Operating System

March 2022

30 Mar

Public preview: Edge Device Image Builder

IN PREVIEW

Edge Device Image Builder assists device builders and OEMs by providing a guided experience to build secure and customized Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 device images.

  • Windows IoT Enterprise
  • SDK and Tools
  • Open Source
  • Operating System
28 Mar

Public preview: Azure Percept DK March (2203) software update

IN PREVIEW

The Azure Percept March update includes fixes related to security.

  • Security
  • Features
  • Operating System
3 Mar

Public preview: Azure Percept DK February (2202) software update

IN PREVIEW

The Azure Percept February update includes fixes related to security.

  • Security
  • Features
  • Operating System

February 2022

28 Feb

General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.02

NOW AVAILABLE

The 22.02 release includes new and changed features in the OS and the SDK.

  • Azure Sphere
  • SDK and Tools
  • Operating System
14 Feb

General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.02 expected on Feb 28, 2022

NOW AVAILABLE

Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period for 22.02 provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.

  • Azure Sphere
  • Operating System
4 Feb

Generally available: Azure IoT Edge supports Ubuntu Server 20.04 and ARM64

NOW AVAILABLE

The latest Azure IoT Edge releases provide official packages for Ubuntu Server 20.04 on AMD64 and ARM64 devices.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Features
  • Operating System
2 Feb

General Availability: The Azure Sphere OS 22.01 release is cancelled

The next release of Azure Sphere will be version 22.02.

  • Azure Sphere
  • Operating System
2 Feb

Public preview: Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) continuous release

IN PREVIEW

The update brings enhancements to IoT Edge 1.2, Microsoft Defender for IoT, and chipset support.

  • Azure IoT Edge
  • Windows IoT Enterprise
  • Features
  • Operating System

January 2022

27 Jan

Public preview: Azure Percept DK January (2201) software update is available

IN PREVIEW

The Azure Percept January update includes fixes related to security.

  • Azure Percept
  • Security
  • Features
  • Operating System
12 Jan

General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 22.01 expected on Jan 26

NOW AVAILABLE

Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.

  • Azure Sphere
  • Operating System

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