Contents

About the Authors

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Windows Phone SDK

1-1. Install the Development Tools

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Solution

How It Works

1-2. Create Your First Windows Phone 8 Application

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Solution

How It Works

1-3. Launch an App in the Windows Phone Emulator

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Solution

How It Works

1-4. Launch an App on a Windows Phone Device

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How It Works

1-5. Upgrade a Windows Phone 7.x app to Windows Phone 8

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How It Works

1-6. Become Acquainted With the Capabilities and Requirements in the Windows Phone Application Manifest

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How It Works

 Chapter 2: Multi-Resolution Support and Basic User Interface Components

2-1. Managing Resolution Dependent Assets

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How It Works

2-2. Dynamic Layout

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How It Works

2-3. Working with the Application Bar

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How It Works

2-4. Navigation

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How It Works

2-5. LongListSelector

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How It Works

2-6. Using the Windows Phone Toolkit

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How It Works

 Chapter 3: Gestures

3-1. Select The Right Action For Your App

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How It Works

3-2. Tap, DoubleTap, or (Tap-And-)Hold

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How It Works

3-3. Don’t Be A Drag, Just Flick It

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3-4. Pinch to Zoom

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How It Works

3-5. Be Generous With Size and Considerate Of Space

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How It Works

 Chapter 4: Tiles and Lock Screen

4-1. Configure the Default Application Tile

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How It Works

4-2. Create a Flip Tile

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How It Works

4-3. Create an Iconic Tile

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How It Works

4-4. Create a Cycle Tile

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How It Works

4-5. Create a Secondary Tile

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How It Works

4-6. Create a Lock Screen Background

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How It Works

4-7. Lock Screen Notification Support

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How It Works

 Chapter 5: Background Agents and Local Notifications

5-1. Update the App Tile Using a Background Agent

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How It Works

5-2. Engage the User with a Toast (Notification)

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How It Works

5-3. Schedule Tile Updates Without a Background Agent

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How It Works

5-4. Download Video Using a Background Transfer Service

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How It Works

5-5. Schedule Reminders Within Your App

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How It Works

 Chapter 6: Appointments and Contacts

6-1. Save an Appointment

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6-2. Retrieve an Appointment

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6-3. Save a Contact

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6-4. Retrieve a Contact

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6-5. Create a Custom Contact Store

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How It Works

 Chapter 7: Camera, Photos, and Media

7-1. Access Photos from the User’s Media Library

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7-2. Integrate Basic Photo Capture in Your App

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How It Works

7-3. Integrate Advanced Photo Capture in Your App

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How It Works

7-4. Register Your App as a Media-Sharing App

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How It Works

7-5. Enable Your Application to Play Background Audio

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How It Works

 Chapter 8: Maps, Location, and Routing

8-1. Using the Maps Task Launchers

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8-2. Mapping the Current Location

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8-3. Understanding Map Control Basics

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8-4. Creating Map Overlays

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How It Works

8-5. Creating Routes and Directions

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How It Works

 Chapter 9: Communications and Speech

9-1. Send Data Between Devices Using Bluetooth

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How It Works

9-2. Send Data Between Devices Using NFC

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How It Works

9-3. Launch Your App Using Voice Commands

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How It Works

9-4. Incorporate Speech Recognition Within Your App

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How It Works

 Chapter 10: Launching and Resuming Apps

10-1. Preserve and Restore State

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How It Works

10-2. Enable Fast Application Resume Within Your App

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How It Works

10-3. Launch a Built-in Windows Phone 8 App from Your App

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How It Works

10-4. Launch Your Published Apps from Your Current App

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How It Works

 Chapter 11: Data Storage

11-1. Read from and Write Data to a Local File

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11-2. Read Data from an SD Card

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11-3. Store and Retrieve Data from a Local Database

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11-4. Encrypt Data Using the Data Protection API

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11-5. Store Application Settings

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How It Works

 Chapter 12: Windows Azure Mobile Services

12-1. Create a Mobile Service

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12-2. Work with Data

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12-3. Work with Server-Side Scripts: Validation and Access Control

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12-4. Work with Authentication Providers

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12-5. Work with Push Notifications

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 Chapter 13: Using the Microsoft Live SDK

13-1. Install the Live SDK

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13-2. Register Your Windows Phone App with the Live Connect Developer Center

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13-3. Authenticate a User Within Your Windows Phone App

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How It Works

13-4. Manage the User’s Outlook Calendar Information

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How It Works

13-5. Download Files from the User’s SkyDrive

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How It Works

 Chapter 14: Publishing Your App

14-1. Monetize Your Application Using In-App Advertisements

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14-2. Provide a Trial Version of Your App

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14-3. Submit Your App to the Windows Phone Store

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How It Works

Index