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Azure Sphere update 19.11 is now available via retail feed
The Azure Sphere preview, OS version 19.11, is now available via the retail feed. This release includes a quality release of the OS along with two new features for application development—an SDK for Linux and a Visual Studio Code extension.
Update 19.11 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.11 quality release is now available via the retail evaluation feed. The retail evaluation is meant for backwards compatibility testing. Use the retail evaluation feed to verify production-signed applications against the new release before we deploy it broadly on the retail feed.
November 2019
Update 19.10 for Azure Sphere now available
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.10 quality release of the OS is now available via the Retail feed. The 19.10 release also includes a new Azure Sphere SDK with some significant capability enhancements.
Azure Sphere will be generally available in February 2020
Azure Sphere will be generally available in February 2020. General availability will mark our readiness to fulfill our security promise at scale, and to put the power of Microsoft’s expertise to work for our customers every day.
October 2019
Update 19.10 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.10 quality release is now available via the retail evaluation feed. The retail evaluation is meant for backwards compatibility testing. Use the retail evaluation feed to verify production-signed applications against the new release before we deploy it broadly on the retail feed.
Changes are coming to the Azure Sphere SDK in the next release
The next release of the Azure Sphere SDK will bring significant enhancements in response to great feedback from the community.
Azure Sphere 19.09 release adds new use cases for enterprise customers
Update 19.09 for Azure Sphere public preview now available in Retail feed
September 2019
Azure Sphere Preview—Update 19.09 is now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere Preview 19.09 feature release is now available via the retail evaluation feed. The retail evaluation is meant for backwards compatibility testing. Use the retail evaluation feed to verify production-signed applications against the new release before we deploy it broadly on the retail feed.
July 2019
The latest update to Azure Sphere (in preview) is now available in the retail feed
The latest Azure Sphere preview quality release is now available via the Retail feed. This update fixes a bug that prevented the deletion of production-signed temporary images. Important—Update your development devices to the latest release no later than August 5, 2019.
Update 19.07 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.07 quality release is now available via the Retail Evaluation feed. The Retail Evaluation feed will provide the new OS for 14 days before we release it to the Retail feed. It is meant for backwards compatibility testing.
Update 19.06 for Azure Sphere public preview now available in Retail feed
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.06 quality release is now available via the Retail feed.
June 2019
Update 19.06 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.06 quality release is now available via the Retail Evaluation feed. The Retail Evaluation feed will provide the new OS for 14 days before we release it to the Retail feed. The Retail OS feed will continue to deliver version 19.05; we plan to upgrade it to 19.06 in two weeks.
May 2019
Azure Sphere 19.05 Release Unlocks new features in the MT3620
Update 19.05 for Azure Sphere public preview now available in Retail feed
Update 19.05 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.05 feature release is available today via the Retail Evaluation feed. The regular Retail OS feed will continue to deliver version 19.04; we plan to upgrade it to 19.05 in two weeks.
April 2019
Update 19.04 for Azure Sphere public preview now available in Retail feed
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.04 quality release is available today via the Retail feed.
Update 19.04 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
The Azure Sphere public preview 19.04 quality release is available today via the Retail Evaluation feed. The regular Retail OS feed will continue to deliver version 19.03; we plan to upgrade it to 19.04 in two weeks.
Azure Security Center for IoT in public preview
Azure is now the first major public cloud with end-to-end security for IoT for your devices, hubs and cloud resources. We are adding advanced threat protection for IoT to three key services: Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel and Azure IoT Hub.
March 2019
Update 19.03 for Azure Sphere public preview now available in Retail feed
The 19.03 release marks the beginning of a planned release schedule of one major feature release and two minor quality releases per quarter.
Update 19.03 for Azure Sphere public preview now available for evaluation
We now support both a Retail Evaluation feed and a Retail feed for the Azure Sphere OS.
February 2019
Azure Sphere 19.02 Release
The Azure Sphere 19.02 release is available now. In this release, we focus on broader device capabilities, new reference solutions, and prioritizing features based on feedback.
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