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Azure Sphere version 24.03 and Azure Sphere (Integrated) are now generally available
The Azure Sphere 24.03 release includes Azure Sphere (Integrated) general availability, support for custom certificates to connect to Azure IoT Services, an updated version of cURL for the Azure Sphere OS, security fixes, SDK support for Ubuntu 24.04 pre-release, removal of SDK support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and changes to the CMake toolchain.
Azure Sphere OS version 24.03 is now available for evaluation
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation for this release period provides 28 days for backward-compatibility testing.
October 2023
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.10 expected on November 8
Participate in retail evaluation now to ensure compatibility. The Azure Sphere team has also updated the trusted keystore of Azure Sphere devices, resulting in an additional reboot for production devices.
September 2023
Important Notice: Azure Product Retirement: End of Life Announcement of Azure Sphere classic CLI on 30 September 2024. Replace with Azure Sphere CLI
Target retirement date: September 30, 2024
Azure Sphere support for Azure Sphere classic CLI will be retired on 30 September 2024
August 2023
Azure Sphere (Integrated) Public Preview
We are excited to announce the Public Preview of Azure Sphere (Integrated), a new management interface for Azure Sphere services that is natively integrated with Azure via the Azure Resource Manager.
June 2023
General Availability: Azure Sphere version 23.05
The Azure Sphere version 23.05 release includes various new features and developer resources.
General availability: Azure Sphere version 23.05 is delayed to 20 June, and the updated OS has been issued to Retail Eval
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides seven days for backward compatibility testing.
May 2023
General availability: Azure Sphere version 23.05 is delayed, new OS will be issued to Retail Eval
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
General availability: Azure Sphere OS version 23.05 expected on May 24
Participate in the retail evaluation now to ensure full compatibility. The OS evaluation period provides 14 days for backward compatibility testing.
February 2023
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
General Availability: Azure Sphere version 22.11
The Azure Sphere version 22.11 release includes various new features and developer resources.
Public Preview: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary
Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage (Public Preview)
November 2022
General availability: Azure Sphere TKS updated; OS version 22.11 expected December 1
Participate in retail evaluation now to ensure compatibility. The Azure Sphere team has also updated the trusted keystore of Azure Sphere devices, resulting in an additional reboot for production devices.
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.
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