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Windows Phone 8 App Store support ends in August 2019. New app ingestion ended in October 2018.
After App Store support ends, there will be very reduced apps services. You will only be able to reacquire apps that you previously purchased. There will essentially no longer be a Windows Phone 8 App Store.
Windows Phone 8.1 support ended in October 2017. For more information about the Windows Phone 8.1 life cycle, see Windows Phone 8.1 end of support: FAQ.
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