In Windows 8 kiosk mode, we can set a launcher that App that gets launched at loggin time. However if we have to provide access to a set of Apps in Kiosk mode, I could not find a way.
Hence I wish to develop a windows 8 App which would be the container or placeholder for launching my own Apps. My requirement is that in the Windows 8 Kiosk mode we want to launch a Windows 8 App that would be container for launching other Windows 8 Apps.
So as an example, I want to develop a Windows 8 App - Enterprise Application Launcher. This App would have a tile for other Apps in the enterprise like Customer Relationship App, Leave Application App etc. When the user enters the Windows 8 in Kiosk mode the Enterprise Application launcher would be launched. From the user can launch other Apps.
Try this example from MSDN
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I'm working on a port of my WP 8.1 app to run on tablets, and PCs. I started working on a Windows 10 port, but I realized that it won't run on Windows Phone 8.1 devices. As far as I know the other way was to create a Universal 8.1 app, but that would mean to redesign most of my pages, there would be a bunch of API and control incompatibility with WP and Windows 8.1. (Pivot control does not exist in Windows 8.1). That's why I chose the easier way to port to UWP. The question is: can I upload a Windows Phone 8.1 package, and a Windows 10 package (only PC and tablet device families targeted) to the same app in dev center? So both mobile and PCs, tablets are supported.
Yes, you can upload (say) a Windows Phone 7 Silverlight package, and a Windows 10 universal package. Devices will get the highest version numbered package that will work for their device
I have read many articles about the "forward compatibility" of WP apps stating an app targeting 8.0 can run on an 8.1 phone. But I have not verified this on WP Store.
I have published a universal app for WP 8.1 and some users have installed this app. Now I am investigating the various upgrading scenarios happen when Windows 10 Mobile comes out later this year.
Scenario 1: Can a user download and install the 8.1 app with a newly purchased Windows 10 phone? Will it show up in the new, unified Windows Store?
Scenario 2: Can a user who has already installed this app continue to receive updates to this app after he upgrade his phone to Windows 10 Mobile? I have no plan for a Win 10 release at this stage and I will update the 8.1 release in the months to come.
It will be helpful if you can provide me some links about the policies of the new, unified Windows Store.
Yes to both. Existing apps will show up and can be installed from the store. As with the existing stores, users will get the most relevant app for their device. Your existing Windows Phone 8.1 apps will run on and be available for Windows 10 mobile devices. You can update it and expect your users to receive the updates.
This is discussed in the store sessions from Build:
All That is New in the Windows Store and Store: Deep Dive on Publishing Universal Windows Apps
The blog entry Get ready for the Unified Dev Center dashboard preview and upcoming Store changes goes into detail on what you need to do to support various scenarios with the updated store.
I am newbie to windows platform.
I have few questions mentioned below.
What's diff between Windows 8 metro style app and the Windows 8 mobile app?
What diff languages I can use to develop windows mobile app?
The answers to above questions will quickstart my windows mobile development.
Waiting for your responses.
They are basically the same except for some API that are available for phone only
Windows Phone 8 now shares a common core with Windows 8. This means you can expect to write apps for one and easily port it to the other, with UI retooling of course. Developers targeting both should use C#/VB + XAML and JS for apps, and C++/D3D for games.
VB/C# + XAML, C++ + DirectX (for complex graphics), JS can be used Windows 8 surface but not with phone (got this from jump start to windows 8)
In my szenario i copy an application to a mobile device (Windows CE) from a desktop application (VB.NET, Win7). It is a small setup routine.
Is it possible to start the setup application on the mobile device from within the dektop application after copying the files to the mobile device?
One way to do it is to use the CeCreateProcess function from RAPI. It has its own limitations for example: Wait for CECreateProcess complete
I am new to Windows Phone applications and Windows 8 Apps. All I know about windows 8 is the metro style and the news that it will run on the PCs, tablets and Phones as well.
I want to get started developing an App for an expected Windows 8 Phone Device. All the guideline I found for windows 8 is for developing the apps for windows 8 tablets or PCs (not phones). Here is a link for windows 8 SDK, I am looking at.
Should I start developing a regular windows 8 app (for tablet) assuming that it will run on the expected upcoming windows 8 phone device?
Does anyone have any idea?
Microsoft has made very few announcements so far on the developer story for Windows Phone 8. What little news has been announced can be viewed in the Windows Phone Summit video here:
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Windows-Phone/Summit
The only statement made so far regarding development across the two platforms is that applications developed using C# and Xaml will have "high compatibility" between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.
Windows Phone 8 is due out later this year so hopefully development tools aren't far off. If you want to get started right away I recommend you try your hand at developing a Windows 8 application using C# and Xaml. That should catch you up to speed and get you prepared for Windows Phone 8.
You can get started at http://dev.windows.com
I think there is nothing really official about the development of applications windows phone 8 (except as regards the integration of the new features of future devices). Everything in internet indicates that one of the reasons that drove microsoft to update wp7 is precisely the desire to converge development for windows 8 with development for windows phone8. This convergence will be visual (for example the pivot layout will be characterized by a single page horizontally scrollable similar to windows 8 apps) and under the hood (with a kernel very similar).
The enhanced hardware will perform more complex operations (thus tending toward user experience similar to pc).
What we also know that in some metro style app in actual microsoft store someone found comments in the source related to the integration of the app in windows phone 8.
What I can suggest then is to develop your app for windows 8. In all likelihood make the porting to Windows phone 8 will be simple (different sized images for backgrounds, different icons, but side code probably will not change anything).