Ever since Qualcomm introduced an ARM version of Windows 10 that supports Snapdragon processors, developers have fiddled with smartphones to run Windows 10. Earlier this year, we saw a Google Pixel 3 XL running on Windows 10, now a developer has ported the desktop OS to OnePlus 6T.
Interestingly, he also demoed the OnePlus flagship running Modern Warfare 2. In a series of tweets, the developer going by the Twitter handle @NTAuthority posted videos of him porting Windows 10 to OnePlus 6T.
The developer initially ran into the infamous Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) and humorously labeled the device as “6T ? Edition”.
Introducing the new OnePlus 6T ? Edition ? pic.twitter.com/1iY7JYtD5m
— NTAuthority (@NTAuthority) March 29, 2019
In the next video, he demoed Windows 10’s Ink app running on OnePlus 6T flawlessly.
A little clip of the 6T I wanted to upload the other day. Don’t mind the rotation, video editing capabilities on phones are horrible and I don’t have any encoding tools on PC at hand. pic.twitter.com/vu6RQuJmzz
— NTAuthority (@NTAuthority) April 3, 2019
Next, we saw him loading a URL on what seemed like the Chromium browser.
And we call this piece of art… “Chrome/ium” pic.twitter.com/1k6fPHcrMT
— NTAuthority (@NTAuthority) April 8, 2019
However, the most interesting and compelling video in the series of tweets showed Call of Duty 2: Modern Warfare running on OnePlus 6T powered by Windows 10. He was able to play the game because of Windows’ built-in x86 emulation compatibility layer.
As evident from the video below, the game was running with low FPS but was playable nonetheless.
Watch out for the most ‘why would you even think of doing this’ crossover gameplay video combining WoA with a modification for a formerly-popular FPS series, running live in XTA + Adreno drivers. pic.twitter.com/zBR6FcqPQl
— NTAuthority (@NTAuthority) April 8, 2019
What do you think about running Windows 10 on your smartphone? Would you like to port the OS to your smartphone? Tell us in the comments below.