Making a phone call in Windows Phone 8.1 App
If you want to make a phone call from a Windows Phone 8.1 App (XAML App) , you can use the ShowPhoneCallUI method that is defined in the Windows.ApplicationModel.Calls.PhoneCallManager class. How to...
View ArticleMarketplaceReviewTask in Windows Universal Apps
In Windows Phone 8 and earlier versions , we had the launcher called “MarketplaceReviewTask” that launches the Rate and Review app . There are times when you want to launch the Rate and Review App from...
View ArticleThe name ‘MessageBox’ does not exist in the current context for Universal App
In the earlier versions of Windows Phone , we could use the MessageBox.Show method to display message box within the Windows Phone app . When tried to use the same within the Universal App , you might...
View ArticleHow to Capture Photo in Windows Phone Store App ?
Below is a sample code snippet demonstrating how to capture photo in Windows Phone Store App programmatically using C#. How to Capture Photo in Windows Phone Store App ?...
View ArticleHow to Navigate to a page in Windows Phone 8.1 ?
If you are working on the Windows Phone 8.1 or Universal App and wish to navigate to a page from the current page , you can use the Frame.Navigate method. How to Navigate to a page in Windows Phone 8.1...
View ArticlePerformance and Diagnostics Tools for Universal App
Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 provides some useful tools for diagnosing the performance issues in the Universal App. Performance and Diagnostics Tools for Universal App These performance and diagnostics...
View ArticleUniversal App Guide – Creating and Deploying Hello World App
This blog post will demonstrate how to create create your first Hello World Universal App targeting Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 using C# . Universal App Guide – Creating and Deploying Hello World...
View ArticleHow to Change the Splash Screen for the Universal App ?
Follow the below steps to set or change the Splash Screen for the Universal App specially when targeting the Windows Phone and the Windows Store App project . How to Change the Splash Screen for the...
View ArticleQ&A #46 – What is App.xaml file in Universal App ?
When creating a new Universal App , you would noticed that visual studio creates a file called App.xaml in the shared. Q&A #46 – What is App.xaml file in Windows Phone and Windows Store Project ?...
View ArticleNarrator in Your Windows Phone App
The Windows Phone and the Windows Store App provides various accessibility features which helps certain users to easily access the app. You can access these features on your Windows Phone device by...
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