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Do I need two different builds to target windows 8.1 and 10 ?

Discussion in 'Windows' started by Kiupe, Apr 17, 2018.

  1. Kiupe

    Kiupe

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    Hi all,

    Just starting to dive into UWP "world" and I was wondering if I do have to export two different builds if I want to target both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 ?

    Thanks
     
    Kiupe, Apr 17, 2018
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  2. Aurimas-Cernius

    Aurimas-Cernius

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    Windows 10 can run 8.1 apps, but UWP apps can only be run on Windows 10.
    It was called Windows Store Apps, which is the general term for 8.0 and newer, Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is Win 10 only.
     
    Aurimas-Cernius, Apr 17, 2018
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  3. Kiupe

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    Hello,

    It's not quite clear for me, there is only one windows store, right ? From Unity should I select SDK Universal 8.1 or Universal 10 if I want my app to be compatible with both ?

    Thanks
     
    Kiupe, Apr 17, 2018
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  4. Tautvydas-Zilys

    Tautvydas-Zilys

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    Are you targeting just PC? Or phones too?

    Windows 8.1 - will run on Windows 8.1 PCs and Windows 10 PCs
    Windows Phone 8.1 - will run on Windows 8.1 phones
    Universal 8.1 - will run on Windows 8.1 PCs, Windows 8.1 Phones, Windows 10 PCs and Windows 10 phones;
    Universal 10 - will run on all Windows 10 devices (PCs, phones, HoloLens, Xbox, IoT, etc).

    It's worth noting that we removed 8.1 targets in Unity 2017.1 (because practically almost all gamers had updated to Windows 10 at that point in time, and it's been a year since then), so if you ever updated your version of Unity, you'll have to target Windows 10.
     
    Tautvydas-Zilys, Apr 17, 2018
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