I am a newbie in Windows Phone development. Could someone please help me with the below questions with respect to Windows Phone 8.
Company Hub: I assume that this will be a custom application that works as a store/catalog for other company applications (plus additional company information). This has to be developed either by the company itself, or by a vendor for the company. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Company Hub is invoked by going to Settings ->Company Apps. Again, please correct me.
In some videos, I have seen people logging into "Company Apps" by clicking on an "Add Account" button (Settings ->Company Apps). What is this account? It just asks for an email address and password.
How is MDM (Mobile Device Management) implemented in WP8 devices? Is it using the WNS (Windows Notification Services), just like Apple's APNS? Is there a documentation available for implementing MDM in WP8?
If this is handled using WNS, then what actions can be performed on a remote Windows Phone 8 device? Is there available a list of commands?
Saw few examples using Exchange ActiveSync. Some product companies have their own Administration Portal to setup ActiveSync configurations. How can this be done?
You are correct
You are correct
AFAIK the company account is autodetected, based on the email address that user provides. Companies must get certificate from Symantec in order to use Company Apps. Check out also Applications Enrollment Token from MSDN
Documentation for MDM API is currently (09.Nov 2012) not yet publicly available.
You can check out press releases from MobileIron or AirWatch - see what they promise - that covers the API possibilities
Update: Google 2WP8_Enterprise_Device_Management_Protocol.pdf".
The Settings->Company Apps is where you add your company's hub but once you add it it will show up as an app in the app list and can be pinned to the start screen.
It's basically an app that can be used to show information and install other apps
Users in your company will need to authenticate themselves to get your company app. I'm not sure about the details there
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When I try to publish my app on the Gsuite Marketplace via GCP, I find no way to change the setting 'Visibility'. Event if the app has never been published.
Between the two options (My Domain - Public), My domain is selected and can't be switched to Public, so nobody has access to my app.
Any help?
I've tried to contact the support and find help on forums but no answer at all.
First step, I'd recommend reviewing Choosing where to publish to ensure that you've published to the correct location. As noted under Publish your app (before you publish), your app is reviewed to determine if it meets the requirements for the relevant store. Additionally, your application may also have to undergo OAuth verification (I think this could be the problem) , and security assessment if it accesses user data, such as Gmail, Drive, Contacts, or Calendar
If your app is exempt from verification or if you've already undergone assessment and been approved, and your issue persists, I'd recommend contacting Marketplace Developer Support, via the below steps, who can assist you with your publishing issue.
Navigate to the new Developer Dashboard.
Click Contact Us.
The Developer Support contact us form is displayed.
I've tried to contact the support and find help on forums but no answer at all.
How did you contact Google Support? They have many teams and sometimes agents are not aware of the scope of support. Personally I would contact GCP Support first to verify your App in GCP, once they confirm everything is working from their end they need to route the case to GSuite with an Admin Console specialist to debug the problem
I have a use case for Windows Phone 8.1: user would like to search for records with phone number of a missed call in my custom WP app. There are URI associations in WP, but apparently no way to integrate into phone's call log. Are there any wor karounds to get information from phone call history (log)?
The call log history is not available to general purpose (as opposed to OEM and Mobile Operator) apps on Windows Phone.
You can request or vote on features such as this on the Windows Platform Dev Feedback site at http://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/110705-dev-platform?query=call%20log%20api .
--Rob
Am working on windows push notifications using free Live Services website. But from past 10 days Am not able to access the site and it showing that "This site was temporary and no longer in use".I want to know is the site for free users working? or anyone facing the same problem and Is there any free sites like Live services for Windows 8 Push Notifications?please help me.
Thank you.
No, that site is no longer in operation. In order to work with push notifications, you must now have a Windows Store developer account. You'll then be able to register your application and get the necessary SID and client secret to implement push notifications.
I am using Titanium studio to build an iphone mobile app, and I want to do the following
Send a user id using API to my server
Server processes payment for that user using the previous card on file
Server sends a success/failure response.
What is the most secure way to do this? I know if I just send the user id then anyone could hack.
Are you sure what your doing is allowed (roll-your-own Payments and credit cards in-app will generally get you rejected)
Make sure your app does not violate any of these guidelines:
11.1 Apps that unlock or enable additional features or functionality with mechanisms other than the App Store will be rejected
11.2 Apps utilizing a system other than the In App Purchase API (IAP) to purchase content, functionality, or services in an app will be
rejected
11.13 Apps that link to external mechanisms for purchases or subscriptions to be used in the app, such as a “buy” button that goes
to a web site to purchase a digital book, will be rejected
Check the latest App store review guidelines here : https://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/approval/guidelines.html
Also refer to these SO questions for more information:
iPhone Paypal in UIWebView Appstore approval process
iOS - Integrating credit card payments
A more secure way to do this (if you pass all the above guidelines) would be to use a userid, password, and salt, encrypted either over https or SHA256. Note that you have to specify you use encryption if you go the second route, during the review process.
Here is a wikipedia article about Salt and Passwords that I used.
Here is a SHA256 library for JavaSCript that works great with Titanium and is simple to use.
I'm trying to implement in-app payment support in a BB application.
Ok, I've read the API/docs and now I need to write a simple test. Here is what API says about testing:
To test the end-to-end purchase flow without being charged money, you can set up a BlackBerry ID as a test account. The test account allows you to download any applications or digital goods that are associated with your BlackBerry App World vendor account without incurring any costs. Local testing must be turned off for this type of testing, otherwise no network connections will be attempted.
From the above I see that I need to achieve 2 goals:
(1) "set up a BlackBerry ID as a test account" (what ever it means).
(2) "Local testing must be turned off for this type of testing" (what ever it means).
The API is vague on how to do that. I can only guess that point (1) can be done on the side of my customer (whom I'm writing the app for) via his AppWorld account. Is it true? And I'm totally out of ideas on point (2). Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Ah yes, the Payment API is particularly vague on testing, and in the latest version (1.5) RIM have removed the ability to test locally, so all testing must be done via App World. Here's how:
Setup a 'sandbox' account using the BlackBerry App World vendor portal
Upload your app into BlackBerry App world but don't publish it, just save it and leave it in draft state
Also in the vendor portal, set up your digital goods (the things available for in-app purchase)
On your BlackBerry, load App World and login with your sandbox account email address.
Within any screen in App World press ALT+TST and enter the SKU or ID of your test app.
You can then download the test version of your app (which is not available to anyone else)
Once the app is downloaded and installed you will be able to test your in app payments.
Bit of a faff, but not too hard once you've got the process sorted.