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General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 21.06 expected on June 23
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
May 2021
Azure Sphere 21.05 will not be released - 21.06 coming in June
This month, Azure Sphere will not release an updated OS or SDK for 21.05. The next software update will be generally available in June.
April 2021
Azure Sphere version 21.04 is now generally available
The latest release of Azure Sphere brings enhancements and features to the OS, SDKs, and Visual Studio extensions.
General availability: Azure Sphere version 21.04 expected on April 29, 2021
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
March 2021
Azure Sphere OS version 21.03 is now generally available
This quality release of the Azure Sphere OS includes bug fixes and updates to mitigate against the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) mentioned in the article.
Azure Sphere OS version 21.03 is now available for evaluation
The 21.03 OS quality update includes enhancements to mitigate against 5 CVEs.
Azure Sphere version 21.02 is now available
The 21.02 release includes new features in the Azure Sphere CLI v2 and promotion from Beta to release.
Azure Sphere OS version 21.02 Update 1 is now available for evaluation
This update to the evaluation release of 21.02 includes a security fix.
February 2021
Azure Sphere OS version 21.02 is now available for evaluation
This Azure Sphere quality update of the OS includes bug fixes as well as recent CVE mitigations.
January 2021
Azure Sphere version 21.01 is now available
This release includes new memory and current control functions as well as new features in the SDK.
Azure Sphere OS version 21.01 is now available for evaluation
Learn more about compatibility testing with Azure Sphere OS version 21.01.
December 2020
Azure Sphere OS version 20.12 is now available
Learn more about what's new in Azure Sphere OS version 20.12.
Azure Sphere OS version 20.12 Update 1 is now available for evaluation
This release fixes an Ethernet connection issue for devices with both Wi-Fi and Ethernet enabled.
Azure Sphere OS version 20.12 is now available for evaluation
The 20.12 release includes enhancements and bug fixes in the Azure Sphere OS. It does not include an updated SDK.
November 2020
Azure Sphere SDK version 20.11 is now available
The 20.11 SDK introduces the first Beta release of the azsphere command line interface (CLI) v2, which is designed to more closely match the Azure CLI in functionality and usage.
Azure Sphere 20.10 update is now available
Learn about what's new in the the 20.10 release, including new and updated features in the OS, SDK, and extensions for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.
October 2020
Azure Sphere 20.10 Update 1 is now available for compatibility testing
Azure Sphere 20.10 Update 1 fixes some issues reported to us by customers using 20.10 Retail Eval for compatibility testing. The release of 20.10 Update 1 will not reset the retail evaluation period.
Azure Sphere update 20.10 is now available for compatibility testing
The Azure Sphere OS update 20.10 is now available for evaluation via the Retail Eval feed. The 20.10 evaluation release includes an OS update as well as a special evaluation version of the SDK for use during this period.
September 2020
New IoT Event Learning Path
A new Event Learning Path is now available for solution architects, business decision makers, and developers interested in IoT Solutions with Azure IoT Services.
Announcing the unified Azure Certified Device program
A unified and enhanced Azure Certified Device program was announced at Microsoft Ignite, expanding on previous Microsoft certification offerings that validate IoT devices meet specific capabilities and are built to run on Azure. This program offers a low-cost opportunity for device builders to increase visibility of their products while making it easy for solution builders and end customers to find the right device for their IoT solutions.
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