Malarie Gokey/Digital TrendsLast month marked the addition of mobile devices to the Windows 10 Technical Preview, but not many users were actually able to try it due to the small number of devices supported. The next build of Windows 10 will add support for many more phones, Microsoft’s Gabe Aul said in a blog post yesterday.

　　Currently, only the Lumia 630, 635, 636, 638, 730, and 830 are able to install the Windows 10 preview. Apparently this is due to the partition size required to install the preview. Aul writes that now a technique called “partition stitching” will allow many more phones — a total of 36 — to be supported. The update still leaves many phones out, particularly devices from HTC, Samsung, or any other third party — only Lumia devices will be supported in the new preview build.

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　　A few high-profile phones, such as the Lumia 930, are still not listed among the phones that will see support in the new build. Aul mentions that if a device isn’t listed, it’s likely due to a device specific bug, but there is a possibility that more phones may make it into the next flight. In the same spirit, if a device-specific bug is found, that device will be removed from the upcoming flight.

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　　Even if you can install the Windows 10 preview, you might not necessarily want to. If you’re using a Windows phone as your day-to-day phone, you’ll likely want to hold off on the update for now. “This preview is still very much under development and you’re going to see some rough edges,” Aul wrote last month.

　　If you own a supported device and want to try the preview, you’ll need to sign up for the Windows Insider program and register your device to receive builds as over-the-air updates. Once a new build is ready, you’ll be prompted to install it, but you can roll your device back to the previous OS at any time.

　　The full list of phones Microsoft expects to support in the next build of Windows 10, which should come out next week, is below.

　　Lumia 1020Lumia 1320Lumia 1520Lumia 520Lumia 525Lumia 526Lumia 530Lumia 530 Dual SimLumia 535Lumia 620Lumia 625Lumia 630Lumia 630 Dual SimLumia 635Lumia 636Lumia 638Lumia 720Lumia 730Lumia 730 Dual SIMLumia 735Lumia 810Lumia 820Lumia 822Lumia 830Lumia 920Lumia 925Lumia 928Lumia ICONMicrosoft Lumia 430Microsoft Lumia 435Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIMMicrosoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM DTVMicrosoft Lumia 532Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIMMicrosoft Lumia 640 Dual SIMMicrosoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM