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Build 2013 for developers on Windows Phone and additional news



We continue a series of review articles on Build conference materials, today we will tell you about new items and useful reports about Windows Phone.

Earlier in the series:
* Materials for designers and designers
* Materials for XAML / C # -developers and updates in Windows 8.1
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General news on the Windows Phone market since the launch of WP8:


By the way, we also updated the icons for your apps promo: Windows Phone Store Badge .


1. Unity for Windows Phone.


In the framework of the Build conference, Microsoft and Unity will continue to cooperate in the game direction . In addition to Windows and Windows Phone, Unity will also support Xbox development in the future.

Currently, with the release of Unity 4.2, the final support of applications for Windows 8 and Windows Phone has been added. The addon is available in both the free version of Unity and free of charge as an addition to the pro version. On the Unity website, you can find a gallery of applications for Microsoft platforms using the game engine: unity3d.com/pages/windows/gallery

The companies also launched a joint application contest with a total prize pool of $ 100,000: unity3d.com/contest/windows

Extras: on Channel 9, you can find an overview report Introducing Unity for Windows Phone Development .

2. Update examples and toolkit


The second important practical news for those who learn from examples is the update of examples in our code gallery. An overview of the June updates can be found here: blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/06/11/windows-phone-8-samples-update.aspx .

In July, we added some more examples: Free App with Paid Products (using embedded payments), Environment Recipes (collecting information about the environment and the device), Passing Data between Pages (methods of transferring data between pages) and Periodic Background Agents for Tiles and Toasts ( using periodic background tasks). Details and links here: blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/07/17/windows-phone-8-samples-july-update.aspx .

There was also an update to the Windows Phone Toolkit , in which localization support was significantly updated, an example of using gestures without using XNA assemblies was added, a new Speech Text Box control appeared, as well as minor bug fixes.

3. Nokia Imaging SDK


In July, along with the launch of Lumia 1020, Nokia released a special SDK for working with images on Windows Phone 8. By the way, the SDK supports all Windows Phone 8 phones.



The SDK is a WinPRT library with which you can work from both C # or VB and C ++ code. The library includes more than 50 filters, effects and enhancements for applications, including auto-enhancement, brightness control, RGB levels, HUE, etc. You can also combine them to create your own. Additionally, you can use the library to crop, scale, and rotate images. Another interesting feature is the partial decoding of JPEG images, which allows you to quickly get previews, the imposition of effects, turns, etc. for large images.

Download the SDK and learn more at Nokia: developer.nokia.com/Develop/Windows_Phone/nokia_apis/imaging.xhtml

4. AWD SDK


Finally, quite the latest news: Amazon announced support for Windows Phone and Windows Store applications in its Amazon Web Services SDK, however, so far in the form of a Developer Preview. You can download here: aws.amazon.com/sdkfornet

Build reports


Below you will find links to Build conference talks on Windows Phone.

The basics


Windows Phone: Introducing App Development



The report provides an overview of the overall state of the platform and key opportunities for developers.

Additional useful links:


Windows Phone: Design for Developers



Design Basics for Windows Phone for Developers: Design Thinking and Design Principles for WP.

Windows Phone: App Foundation



Important points without which it is difficult to develop a good application for WP: life cycle, performance, multitasking, phone integration and corporate scenarios.

Windows Phone: Building UI in XAML


Key aspects of creating XAML interfaces for Windows Phone. If you are already familiar with the principles of design for WP, for example, from the report mentioned above, then in this report you will learn how these principles are embodied in the code.

Windows Phone Game Development Basics



Basics of developing games for Windows Phone using DirectX with an emphasis on how to create code simultaneously for Windows 8 and Windows Phone.

Windows Phone: Using Native (C ++) Code in Your Apps


Report on the use of C ++ for developing applications for Windows Phone: the basics, the use of Windows Runtime, common code with other platforms.

Key Scenarios


Windows Phone: Tiles, Lock, & Notifications



Report on working with live tiles, lock screen and notifications in Windows Phone.

Windows Phone: Building a Camera App



Nokia's report on working with various APIs for the camera, and in particular lenses in Windows Phone.

Windows Phone: Maximizing App Revenue



A report on best practices for promoting and increasing the monetization of the application, the use of trials, advertising and internal payments.

channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2013/2-222 Windows Phone: Networking



Report on working with the network stack in Windows Phone 8: http, sockets, nfc, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and tips on how to use and use.

Windows Phone: App-to-App Communications


Report on the ability of applications to interact with each other within Windows Phone using file type and protocol associations.

Windows Phone: The Phone Platform



A report on using the Here platform to provide geo-associated services in your Windows Phone application.

Best practics


Windows Phone: Developer Best Practices


A report on best practices for developing, testing and improving the performance and quality of applications from the Windows Phone testing team.

Sharing Code Between the Windows & Windows Phone Platforms



A report on best practices of cross-platform development for Windows and Windows Phone.

The Story of Bringing Nokia Music from Windows Phone to Windows 8


History of the transfer of the application Nokia Music from Windows Phone to Windows 8.

Windows Phone: Learn from the Winners


Discussion of success stories of the best applications for WP that participated in the Next App Star competition.

Windows Phone: Low Mem & Hardware Constraints


Report on the development of WP-applications for devices with a small memory size and other restrictions.

Windows Phone: This Case Is Brought to You by MVVM - Hulu Case Study



A report on the use of MVVM in the development and creation history of the Hulu application for WP.

Thru Partner Offerings Quickly Add and Enhance Capabilities for Windows Phone Apps


Overview of Windows Phone partner solutions that can make it easy to create your own applications: controls, analytes, error collection, ads, game engines, cross-platform development, services.

Discount for registration in Windows Phone Store


Additionally, a special offer was announced for the summer season, according to which you can create an account in Windows Phone Dev Center for just $ 19 (or its equivalent in local currency). The promotion will last until August 27, 2013.

Application contest


At the same time I want to remind you about our local application contest , which is taking place in the framework of the campaign " Spend the summer with benefit ." Please note that it has a separate nomination for the best applications for Windows Phone.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/188334/

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