8 – 10 March 2011 | Dubai, UAE

Zeddy IskandarConsultantInfusion

Tips and Tricks on Windows Phone 7 Development

SESSION CODE: IAT202

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About meinfusionite, mvp, mobile app dev…

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Agenda

Necessary ToolkitsLearning & Sample CodesGPS Emulator & Bing GeoCodeMarketplace Tips

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NECESSARY TOOLKITSdon‘t reinvent the wheel

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The Noun Project (Free Iconography)

http://thenounproject.com

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Windows Phone Toolkit

AutoCompleteBox ContextMenu DatePicker GestureService/GestureListener ListPicker LongListSelector

Page Transitions PerformanceProgressBar TiltEffect TimePicker ToggleSwitch WrapPanel

http://bit.ly/WP7-PhoneToolkit

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WinPhone Toolkit Demo

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Coding4Fun Toolkit

About Prompt Input Prompt Progress Overlay Round Button

Round Toggle Button Memory Counter TimeSpan Picker Toast Prompt

http://bit.ly/WP7-Coding4Fun

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Code4Fun Toolkit Demo

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LEARNINGfloat before you swim

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31 Days of Windows Phone

Page Navigation

The Back Button Paradigm

Device Orientation

System Theming

Application Bar

Launchers

Choosers

Debugger Tips

Input Scope (on-screen Keyboard)

Accelerometer

Vibration Controller

Location Services

Tombstoning

Isolated Storage http://bit.ly/WP7-31days

Panorama Control

Pivot Control

WebBrowser Control

Push Notification API

Map Control

Apps vs. Games

Trial Versions of Your App

Embedding Fonts

Talking to Existing APIs (like Twitter)

Sharing Your App With Other Developers

Windows Phone Marketplace

Advertising SDK

Animations

Gestures

Charting

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Tombstoningvoid Application_Launching (object sender, LaunchingEventArgs e) { } void Application_Activated (object sender, ActivatedEventArgs e) { } void Application_Deactivated (object sender, DeactivatedEventArgs e) { } void Application_Closing (object sender, ClosingEventArgs e) { }

Source: CodeGuru

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Providing Trial

using Microsoft.Phone.Marketplace;

var li = new LicenseInformation();

if ( !li.IsTrial() ) { // paid users only} else { // trial users }

Source: CodeGuru

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Launchers – Common Phone Tasks

EmailComposeTask

MarketplaceDetailTask – takes the user to a specific product

MarketplaceHubTask – show a category of apps (or all)

MarketplaceReviewTask – review the current application

MarketplaceSearchTask – search the marketplace

MediaPlayerLauncher – plays the media file

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Launchers – Common Phone Tasks (2)

PhoneCallTask – displays phone number and name. User needs to press Call manually

SearchTask – Bing search

SMSComposeTask – specify recipients and message body, but user needs to press Send manually

WebBrowserTask –navigates to specified URL

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Choosers – they return Data!

Handle the returned data well

CameraCaptureTask –take a picture

EmailAddressChooserTask – select email address from contacts

PhoneNumberChooserTask –select phone number from contacts

PhotoChooserTask – select a photo from album

var cct = new CameraCaptureTask(); cct.Completed += cct_Completed; cct.Show();

void cct_Completed(.., PhotoResult e) { var bmp = new BitmapImage(); bmp.SetSource(e.ChosenPhoto); someImage.Source = bmp; }

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Haptic Feedback (vibrate)

indicate button is pressed

something failed

new content received (new tweets, etc)

game feedback (explosion, etc.)

var vc = VibrateController.Default; vc.Start(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));

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GPS EMULATORdon‘t waste your device’s battery

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Reusable Coordinate Retriever

#define GPS_EMULATOR Comment for Real DeviceUncomment for Emulator

Call from BackgroundWorker

Returns when Coordinate is retrieved, or when TIMEOUT occurs

http://bit.ly/WP7-GPS

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Reusable Reverse Geocoding

Returns Address object given a Latitude & Longitude pair

Call from BackgroundWorker

http://bit.ly/WP7-ReverseGeocode

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MARKETPLACEprepare before you hit submit

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Do it right the first time

It takes 5 business days to get published, so:Read App Cert Requirements guide http://bit.ly/WP7-AppCertBuild in Release ModeTest, Test, Test on Real Device before uploading .XAP

If publishing fails, you will get PDF file:Why it failsSteps to reproduce

After you fix the failure, you will need to wait another 5 days :)

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Certification Status (1)

Submission in Progress = You need to click the Submit button (or click it again!) to finish the submission.

Ready for Testing = The app has been submitted, but hasn't been placed "in the queue" for testing.

Testing in Progress = The app is in the queue and the next tester available will get to work testing it. The app will usually stay in this status until it is ready for signing or has failed certification.

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Certification Status (2)

Ready for Signing = The app has passed certification and is awaiting the next signing batch so it can be published.

Ready for Publishing = The app has been certified and signed, but you did not select the auto-publish option when you submitted it. You need to go into the app's detail page and publish it yourself!

Published to Marketplace = The app has been through the entire process and is now "published".

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Certification Status (3)

Certification Failed = The app has failed certification and you will need to change it before you submit it again. There should be a failure report that can be downloaded from the app’s detail page. (hint: The download is accessed from the Action dropdown.)

None = It is unknown what this means. Apps with a status of None are sometimes delayed for several days. If your app has a status of “None” for more than 48 hours I would put in a support request.

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Marketplace Artwork

Create icon from scratchGeneric icon will fail your publishing status (5 days remember?)

Screenshots have to be 480x800

Don’t forget the 1000x800 background image It’s used for “Featured App”, you want to make it pretty & right

Don’t forget the 3 extra icons:99x99

173x173

200x100

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Marketplace Screenshots

Use the free Windows 7 Snippet Tool

Zoom to 100%

Disable Frame Rate Counter

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Marketplace Screenshots

This app deploys .XAP

But to Unlocked Device!

Unlocked = users with Developer Account

The same .XAP can be uploaded by receiver to Marketplace

For sharing internally, not externally

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