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General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.02
This quality release includes bug fixes in the Azure Sphere OS.
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.02 expected on February 21
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
January 2023
General Availability: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary
Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage is now generally available.
December 2022
Public Preview: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary
Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage (Public Preview)
General Availability: Azure Sphere version 22.11
The Azure Sphere version 22.11 release includes various new features and developer resources.
October 2022
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 22.10
This quality release includes bug fixes in the Azure Sphere OS.
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 22.10 expected on October 25
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
September 2022
General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.09
The 22.09 release includes a decrease in cold boot time and optimized manufacturing scripts.
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 22.09 expected on September 22
Participate in the 22.09 retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
July 2022
General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.07
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.
April 2022
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 22.04
Azure Sphere OS quality release 22.04 is available now.
February 2022
General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.02
The 22.02 release includes new and changed features in the OS and the SDK.
General availability: Azure Sphere version 22.02 expected on Feb 28, 2022
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period for 22.02 provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
General Availability: The Azure Sphere OS 22.01 release is cancelled
The next release of Azure Sphere will be version 22.02.
January 2022
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 22.01 expected on Jan 26
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
October 2021
General availability: Azure Sphere version 21.10
Version 21.10 is a feature update for the Azure Sphere OS, the SDK, supporting tools, and customer documentation.
General availability: Azure Sphere version 21.10 expected on Oct. 20, 2021
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period for 21.10 provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
September 2021
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 21.09
This quality release includes an upgrade to the Linux Kernel and bug fixes in the Azure Sphere OS.
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 21.09 expected on Sept 22
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
August 2021
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 21.08
This quality release includes bug fixes and security updates of the Azure Sphere OS.
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