Merge pull request #294671 from dominicbetts/feb-freshness

IoT: Minor updates as part of freshness

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/iot-central/core/quick-deploy-iot-central.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Quickstart - Connect a device to Azure IoT Central
 description: In this quickstart, you learn how to connect your first device to a new IoT Central application. This quickstart uses a smartphone app as an IoT device.
 author: dominicbetts
 ms.author: dobett
-ms.date: 03/01/2024
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.service: azure-iot-central
 services: iot-central

articles/iot/iot-phone-app-how-to.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: dominicbetts
 ms.service: azure-iot
 services: iot
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 02/28/2024
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ms.author: dobett
 
 ---
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ To view the data the device is sending in your IoT Central application:
 1. Sign in to your IoT Central application and navigate to the **Devices** page. Your device is automatically assigned to the **Smartphone** device template.
 
     > [!TIP]
-    > You may need to refresh the page in your web browser to see when the device is assigned to the **Smartphone** device template.
+    > You might need to refresh the page in your web browser to see when the device is assigned to the **Smartphone** device template.
 
 1. On the list of devices, click on the device name and then select **Overview**. The **Overview** page shows the telemetry from the smartphone sensors:
 

articles/iot/iot-sdks.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.author: dobett
 ms.service: azure-iot
 services: iot
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 02/28/2024
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 
 ---
 

articles/iot/tutorial-connect-device.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Tutorial - Connect IoT Plug and Play sample device code to Azure IoT Hub
 description: Tutorial - Build and run IoT Plug and Play sample device code (C, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python) on Linux or Windows that connects to an IoT hub. Use the Azure IoT explorer tool to view the information sent by the device to the hub.
 author: dominicbetts
 ms.author: dobett
-ms.date: 1/23/2024
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ms.service: azure-iot
 ms.custom: devx-track-extended-java, devx-track-js, devx-track-python, linux-related-content

includes/iot-pnp-clean-resources-short.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: dominicbetts
 ms.author: dominicbetts
 ms.service: azure-iot
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 11/17/2022
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ---
 
 ## Clean up resources

includes/iot-pnp-connect-device-c.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: dominicbetts
 ms.author: dobett
 ms.service: azure-iot
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 11/17/2022
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ---
 
 This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device application, connect it to your IoT hub, and use the Azure IoT explorer tool to view the telemetry it sends. The sample application is written in C and is included in the Azure IoT device SDK for C. A solution builder can use the Azure IoT explorer tool to understand the capabilities of an IoT Plug and Play device without the need to view any device code.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device applicati
 
 [!INCLUDE [iot-pnp-prerequisites](iot-pnp-prerequisites.md)]
 
-You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators '`/`', if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for '`\`'.
+You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators `/`, if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for `\`.
 
 The prerequisites differ by operating system:
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install -y git cmake build-essential curl libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev uuid-dev
 ```
 
-Verify the version of `cmake` is above **2.8.12** and the version of **GCC** is above **4.4.7**.
+Verify the version of `cmake` is **2.8.12** or greater and the version of **GCC** is **4.4.7** or greater.
 
 ```sh
 cmake --version
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ You can build and run the code using Visual Studio or `cmake` at the command lin
 1. To trace the code execution in Visual Studio, add a breakpoint to the `main` function in the *pnp_simple_thermostat.c* file.
 1. You can now run and debug the sample from the **Debug** menu.
 
-The device is now ready to receive commands and property updates, and has started sending telemetry data to the hub. Keep the sample running as you complete the next steps.
+The device is now ready to receive commands and property updates, and is sending telemetry data to the hub. Keep the sample running as you complete the next steps.
 
 ### Use cmake to build the code
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ cd iothub_client\samples\pnp\pnp_simple_thermostat\Debug
 > [!TIP]
 > To trace the code execution in Visual Studio on Windows, add a break point to the `main` function in the _pnp_simple_thermostat.c_ file.
 
-The device is now ready to receive commands and property updates, and has started sending telemetry data to the hub. Keep the sample running as you complete the next steps.
+The device is now ready to receive commands and property updates, and is sending telemetry data to the hub. Keep the sample running as you complete the next steps.
 
 ## Use Azure IoT explorer to validate the code
 

includes/iot-pnp-connect-device-csharp.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: dominicbetts
 ms.author: dobett
 ms.service: azure-iot
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 11/17/2022
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ---
 
 This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device application, connect it to your IoT hub, and use the Azure IoT explorer tool to view the telemetry it sends. The sample application is written in C# and is included in the Azure IoT SDK for C#. A solution builder can use the Azure IoT explorer tool to understand the capabilities of an IoT Plug and Play device without the need to view any device code.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device applicati
 
 [!INCLUDE [iot-pnp-prerequisites](iot-pnp-prerequisites.md)]
 
-You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators '`/`', if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for '`\`'.
+You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators `/`, if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for `\`.
 
 * The latest [.NET SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) for your platform.
 * [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ To run the sample, run the following command:
 dotnet run
 ```
 
-The device is now ready to receive commands and property updates, and has started sending telemetry data to the hub. Keep the sample running as you complete the next steps.
+The device is now ready to receive commands and property updates, and is sending telemetry data to the hub. Keep the sample running as you complete the next steps.
 
 ## Use Azure IoT explorer to validate the code
 

includes/iot-pnp-connect-device-java.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: dominicbetts
 ms.author: dobett
 ms.service: azure-iot
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 11/17/2022
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ---
 
 This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device application, connect it to your IoT hub, and use the Azure IoT explorer tool to view the telemetry it sends. The sample application is written in Java and is included in the Azure IoT device SDK for Java. A solution builder can use the Azure IoT explorer tool to understand the capabilities of an IoT Plug and Play device without the need to view any device code.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device applicati
 
 [!INCLUDE [iot-pnp-prerequisites](iot-pnp-prerequisites.md)]
 
-You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators '`/`', if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for '`\`'.
+You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators `/`, if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for `\`.
 
 To complete this tutorial, install the following software in your local development environment:
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ From the */device/iot-device-samples/pnp-device-sample/thermostat-device-sample*
 mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="samples.com.microsoft.azure.sdk.iot.device.Thermostat"
 ```
 
-The device is now ready to receive commands and property updates, and has started sending telemetry data to the hub. Keep the sample running as you complete the next steps.
+The device is now ready to receive commands and property updates, and is sending telemetry data to the hub. Keep the sample running as you complete the next steps.
 
 ## Use Azure IoT explorer to validate the code
 

includes/iot-pnp-connect-device-node.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: dominicbetts
 ms.author: dobett
 ms.service: azure-iot
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 11/17/2022
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ---
 
 This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device application, connect it to your IoT hub, and use the Azure IoT explorer tool to view the telemetry it sends. The sample application is written in Node.js and is included in the Azure IoT device SDK for Node.js. A solution builder can use the Azure IoT explorer tool to understand the capabilities of an IoT Plug and Play device without the need to view any device code.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device applicati
 
 [!INCLUDE [iot-pnp-prerequisites](iot-pnp-prerequisites.md)]
 
-You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators '`/`', if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for '`\`'.
+You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators `/`, if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for `\`.
 
 To complete this tutorial, you need Node.js on your development machine. You can download the latest recommended version for multiple platforms from [nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org).
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Run the sample application to simulate an IoT Plug and Play device that sends te
 node pnp_simple_thermostat.js
 ```
 
-You see the following output, indicating the device has begun sending telemetry data to the hub, and is now ready to receive commands and property updates.
+You see the following output, indicating the device is sending telemetry data to the hub, and is now ready to receive commands and property updates.
 
 ![Device confirmation messages](media/iot-pnp-connect-device-node/device-confirmation-node.png)
 

includes/iot-pnp-connect-device-python.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ author: dominicbetts
 ms.author: dobett
 ms.service: azure-iot
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 11/17/2022
+ms.date: 02/14/2025
 ---
 
 This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device application, connect it to your IoT hub, and use the Azure IoT explorer tool to view the telemetry it sends. The sample application is written for Python and is included in the Azure IoT Hub Device SDK for Python. A solution builder can use the Azure IoT explorer tool to understand the capabilities of an IoT Plug and Play device without the need to view any device code.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ In your local Python environment, install the package as follows:
 pip install azure-iot-device
 ```
 
-Clone the Python SDK IoT repository: 
+Clone the Python SDK IoT repository:
 
 ```cmd/sh
 git clone --branch v2 https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python