Gives an answer to the question: How / Why was your App launched? Options: Launch | launch [0]The user launched the app or tapped a content tile. Search | search [1]The user wants to search with the app. ShareTarget | shareTarget [2] The app is activated as a target for share operations. File |... Continue Reading →
70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Metro style Apps using C#
“High level breakdown of disciplines required for this exam” Design Metro style Apps (19%) Design the UI layout and structure. This objective may include but is not limited to: evaluate the conceptual design and decide how the UI will be composed; design for the inheritance and re-use of visual elements (e.g., styles, resources); design for... Continue Reading →
Tip – Marketing Your Windows 8 Apps
When it comes to submitting your Windows 8 Apps there is quite a list of marketing graphics that you can submit: Click the image to Enlarge The only mandatory one is the 416x180. It occurred to me that this size would be great on a T-Shirt. Happily Vistaprint in the UK are currently doing an... Continue Reading →
Live Tile Sport–Windows 8
One of the most popular Apps on Windows phone now comes to Windows 8 … Making striking use of the unique opportunities of the Windows 8 interface one of this Apps nicest features is enabling users to choose not only the style of their Live Tiles but also the sporting content : Top... Continue Reading →
Windows 8 App Privacy Policy
Policy This App does not collect, store or share any personal information, or anything related to your device. We do not collect any statistics, trends or track user movements. Sharing Data The app provides share functionality that allows you to share newsworthy information with any third party application. The App allows you to open Web... Continue Reading →
The Native Image Generator failed
When submitting an App to the Windows 8 store I am repeatedly getting an error that relates to the failure of the native image generator. There are a number of suggestions around this issue in this article which having worked through, and submitted an issue via Connect (see here) I have finally implemented the suggested... Continue Reading →
Windows 8 Store Certification Failure
After around 10 days in the submission process my first Windows 8 App has failed with the following report: 6.11 The app's category and subcategory must correspond to the character or purpose of your app Presently the Apps’ category and sub-category are: Which is as I intended (there is no sub category for ‘Productivity’ Apps).... Continue Reading →
Live Tile News (Windows 8)
The success of Live Tile News for Windows Phone (see review from BBC Click below) has lead to the early development of a version for Windows 8. Sharing the same back end this App provides at-a-glance and in depth news based on News feeds. available from the BBC. The App is currently undergoing QA testing... Continue Reading →
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Windows Phone Update 7.10 8112.7 / 7.10.8773.98
My Nokia Lumia 800 got prompted for this update earlier today. FYI I am based in Gloucestershire in the UK and currently using 3 as my ISP. It looks to be a precursor to the update below: Update 7.10.8773.98 Messaging. Adds new messaging capabilities to your phone. You can now attach multiple pictures, videos, audio... Continue Reading →
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