How to Remove the Pivot Header but Keep Functionality - xaml

Question

In a previous question How to Change Pivot Header Template in Windows Phone 8 I retemplated the Pivot Header, but I was wondering how it would be possible to remove the headers all together, while maintaining the functionality of a PivotControl.

Answer 1

Here's a solution that I use for the same purpose, it works fine:
<phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources>
<Style x:Key="PivotStyle1" TargetType="phone:Pivot">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="phone:Pivot">
<Grid HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}" VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}">
<primitives:PivotHeadersControl x:Name="HeadersListElement" />
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="PivotItemPresenter" Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
<Style x:Key="PivotItemStyle1" TargetType="phone:PivotItem">
<Setter Property="Margin" Value="0"/>
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
</Style>
</phone:PhoneApplicationPage.Resources>
<phone:Pivot x:Name="MyPivot"
Style="{StaticResource PivotStyle1}" ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource PivotItemStyle1}">
<phone:Pivot.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate><!-- dummy content to show that no header is on the screen -->
<Border BorderBrush="Blue" BorderThickness="2" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
<Grid Background="Red" />
</Border>
</DataTemplate>
</phone:Pivot.ItemTemplate>
<!-- we need empty header template to hide the pivotitem title completely -->
<phone:Pivot.HeaderTemplate>
<DataTemplate />
</phone:Pivot.HeaderTemplate>
</phone:Pivot>