At this link: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/01/09/new-windows-azure-mobile-services-getting-started-content.aspx I see that there are separate Azure SDKs for Windows Store and
Windows Phone 8.
In my app suite (a Windows Store app and a complementary WP8 app), I'm currently using only the
Windows Store SDK - I haven't downloaded/installed the WP8-specific Azure SDK. Do I need to?
It's the same download for WP8 and Windows 8; of course, iOS is completely different, hence the calling out of different SDKs.
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I'm currently trying to know if I can release a couple of my games on Windows Store. The games are single-file executables and they do not require any additional software installed nor installation. More to say, they performed very well on Steam.
I don't plan to use in-app purchases or ads. The games support any screen resolution and both mouse and touch input and fullscreen mode.
So is there a way to publish a "not-Visual-Studio" app on Windows Store?
I have found this thread on Windows Dev Center but not sure if the guy succeed with his trial and it seems he was talking about releasing air app, not a standalone .EXE .
Any help?
Adobe Air is not a way you can create a windows store app. There is a windows desktop bridge for converting .net apps to windows store apps. There is an ios bridge to convert apps created objective c to windows store apps. There is also a way to convert web apps to windows store apps. I am not aware of any way to convert an adobe app air to a windows store app.
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.
From the following link it is evident that the Windows 8 environment does not support JSONStore and Encrypted Offline Cache: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27039422
In this case, what should be my ideal option for offline storage for a Windows 8 hybrid application when using IBM Worklight?
P.S,
Will need approx. ~10MB.
When creating applications using Worklight for the Windows 8 environment, you also get access to Microsoft's WinJS library, so in this case, where EOC and JSONStore are not available, you should consider looking at the various options that Microsoft offers.
See these (and google for more):
Storing and retrieving state efficiently (Windows Store apps using JavaScript and HTML)
Accessing app data with the Windows Runtime (Windows Store apps)
WinJS.Application.local object
ApplicationData class
Difference between Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.current and WinJS.Application.local
If I make a Windows8 App (Javascript template), will I be able to compile it also for Windows Phone 8 and as windowed Windows 7 application?
No.
WinJS (or any other format) Metro Store apps do not have a direct equivalent in Windows 7.
For Windows Phone 8 you may be able to reuse some of your business logic but you'll need a new UI layer and the WinJS functionality isn't supported.
I have searched around a lot but have not found much of anything in regards to local storage for Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Phone apps.
I want to display the browser on a page surf and search webpages. When I find the specified webpage, I want to store the url on a local storage of the device.
On another page, I want to display the URLs in a list for fast select and direct surf to the url. I am developing with visual studio 2012 and vb.net.
Local storage options for Windows Store apps is pretty well covered in the dev center topic Accessing app data with the Windows Runtime
In Windows 8 (Windows Store apps), you could use app settings (registry based), local application data (file-based and sandboxed) as well as the roaming versions thereof.
Since you mentioned Windows Phone 8, I'll add that while the same Windows Storage APIs are surfaced for Windows Phone, only local application data will work directly. In Windows Phone 8, local application data is another way of handling isolated storage; however, there is no built-in roaming data option. Additionally, app settings as implemented in Windows 8 is not available in Windows Phone, but you can use isolated storage settings which is semantically equivalent.
I have gone through the web browser terms and conditions, and there it is clearly mentioned that you cannot use the web browser for general browsing, and if you are doing the same, your app would be rejected by the microsoft app store
For reference please go through
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/wsdevsol/archive/2012/10/18/nine-things-you-need-to-know-about-webview.aspx#AN6