Is "Windows Phone Silverlight 8" the same as "Windows Phone 8"?

Question

I have an app that targets Windows Phone 8. Now I want to use this compression library which states:

Supported Platforms:

.NET Framework 4.5

Windows 8

Windows Phone 8.1

Windows Phone Silverlight 8

Portable Class Libraries

Will my app still run on Windows Phone 8 devices? Is Windows Phone Silverlight 8 the same as Windows Phone 8?

Im almost 100% sure its the same and this was just a verbose rebranding — Anthony Russell, Apr 30 '14 at 16:57
If it helps I made a Windows Phone Silverlight 8 app recently and released it for WP8. Runs fine on that OS version Chi-Town Food trucks — Anthony Russell, Apr 30 '14 at 16:58

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 30 '14 at 17:07

Yes, it is.

Windows Phone Silverlight 8 is the name given to Windows Phone 8 after the release of Windows Phone 8.1.

There is also Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. The difference between these two is that Windows Phone 8.1 is compatible with Windows Store Apps, and Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 won't be compatible with that.

You can learn more about this here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/dn655121(v=vs.105).aspx

Is "Windows Phone Silverlight 8" the same as "Windows Phone 8"?

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