actually i working on a Application that is going to be build for windows 8 surface and desktop but we want this not to be on store but as a business solution. but i want my app to be tested by testers but i am not getting how to provide then my full package so that they can test it. any idea is appreciated.
In Visual Studio 2012, with your Windows Store project selected, go to Project -> Store -> Create App Package...
Tell it that you do not want to upload the app package.
This will create a folder for your app that includes the .appx, the .cer, and a .psd (PowerShell script). Zip up this folder and send it to your testers. They just need to run the PowerShell script by right clicking it and clicking "Run in Powershell...". It will prompt them for a Developer's License (which they will need), but this will be retrieved automatically after signing in with their development account.
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I've got a Windows Universal app that I want to package and deploy to Windows IOT Core running on a Raspberry Pi2. I can get the code to deploy from Visual Studio, but i want to hand off the app to someone else and have them install without I was expecting a way to deploy via the web interface since there is a place to upload an appx file, but i can't figure out any way to get that built up. Is it possible w/o Visual Studio?
Thanks,
Nick
Step 1: Build
Create an app package from Visual Studio:
Right click your project
Choose Store...Create App Packages
Choose "No" for creating package to upload to Windows Store
On the next step, select "Never" for "Generate app bundle" and make sure "ARM" is checked.
Click Create. The Raspberry Pi compatible build will be in ".\AppPackages\XX_ARM_XX" folder.
Step 2: Install
Install the app on the Raspberry Pi:
Open the "Windows Device Portal" website
Choose "Apps" from the side menu
Upload the *.appx and *.cer files from the build folder
You can learn more here:
Packaging UWP apps
Windows Device Portal (scroll down to Apps section)
I created a Windows Store app using Visual Studio(2013). Right-clicked the project and chose "Deploy". Where was the app deployed? What I want to do is to be able to run that app from cmd, not from Visual Studio.
So the question is: where is the app deployed? Can I somehow change that location?
Normally installed Windows Store apps are found here: %programfiles%\WindowsApps\IdentifierForYourApp. But when you deploy from Visual Studio (for the purposes of debugging and whatnot), Visual Studio just registers the app to run from within your build output folder.
But I don't think you can launch the program from a command line. Even if you try to just double-click the executable, you get an error "This application can only run in the context of an app container"
You can launch the app via the IApplicationActivationManager::ActivateApplication function in C++ code. There might be another way via managed code, but I'm not aware of it.
Is there a way how to install side by side the Store version of my app and the development version of my app from Visual Studio? I've already published several apps I want to publish an update.
If I try it from VS2012, I got a message that app with that Id is already installed and I have to uninstall the Store app before deploying the new one from Visual Studio. Thanks.
This is definitely possible, you just need to make sure your dev version uses a separate Package ID. You can set this up by opening the Package.appxmanifest, selecting the "Packaging" tab and use "Choose certificate". Choose "Create test certificate" in the dropdown to create a separate testcertificate.
When creating app packages for the store the package will be associated with the store certificate again.
For testing an application, I have deployed my metro app by creating a app package which is provided in vs2012. I have deployed the package by opening using the PowerShell, but now I want to deploy the metro app in a Windows 8 device (tablet) for testing it, how can I do this?
Will there be a PowerShell option available in device also? (to deploy the app)
Are there any other ways of deployment?
i have used this to sideload apps for testing onto other devices including SurfaceRT
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/patricka/archive/2012/11/06/10365947.aspx
In addition to creating an app package in Visual Studio 2012, and deploying your app that way, you can also use the Remote Tools for Visual Studio 2012 for ARM to deploy and debug an app to a Surface or other tablet (for x86 or x64 tablets, use the matching remote tools install).
Once the remote tools have been installed on the target device, you simply start up the remote tools on the target, configure the access permissions, and then on your development machine, open the project properties, select the Debugging option, and use the dropdown to select Remote Machine as the debugger to launch. Click into the Machine Name field, and use the dropdown to select the machine name of the target machine running the remote tools.
Now, when you start debugging the project, it'll be packaged up and deployed to the target device, and you can set breakpoints and step through your code. And once deployed this way, you can re-run the app from the start screen using the app's tile.
EDIT: One important thing to note...whether you deploy/sideload using the PowerShell script technique, or using remote debugging, the target device will need to have a valid developer license. You should be prompted to obtain a developer license when you attempt to sideload your app, but you can also use PowerShell to obtain the license manually...instructions can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/hh974578.aspx
I want to make a build (like APK) of my windows phone 8 app for testing. How can i do so.?
When you Run the Windows Phone 8 app in VS 2012, an XAP file is created in the Bin folder of your app. Its similar to the apk file of Android app. But you cannot directly install this in the phone.
You need a developer account to developer unlock the device for testing. You can test the app in Emulator any way. You can also make use of the Beta testing feature of the Windows Phone marketplace, but again you need a developer account for this as well.
UPDATE:
You can get a developer account from the Windows Phone Developer site # $99.
And after getting the developer account, Open the "Windows Phone Developer Registration" tool from your start menu and unlock your device, by following the steps mentioned in that tool
You actually can deploy a XAP file to the phone, provided it is developer unlocked. The tool to do this comes as part of the SDK. Just go to Windows Phone Developer Tools -> Application Deployment. Then you can browse and select the XAP file you want to install. As mentioned above, you XAP file might be in the bin folder, but it could also be in the Debug folder, depending on your configuration. In Visual Studio, to the left of the debug icon (green arrow) you will see a drop down list of deployment options. Here you can choose if you want to deploy to the phone or to the emulator. You can also chose if you want to deploy in debug or production mode.