We have a problem when trying to list the application signed in the applicationcenter/installers/html.
We get the unsigned applicationCenter app for Windows Phone from the MFP Server repository.
We get a certificate from Symantec (who delivers the certificates for Windows applications).
We signed the applicationCenter app for Windows Phone from the Windows Phone sdk using the certificate delivered by Symantec.
We install the signed applicationCenter app in the applicatonCenter console choosing Installer option.
We generated a token with AETGenerator tool that we uploaded and registered in the application center console for the applicationCenter app for Windows Phone.
We connected to http://hostname:portnumber/applicationcenter/installers.html from the Windows Phone device and we accept the token.
Then we refresh the screen and get a message that the list of application is empty whereas we should see the applicationCenter app signed for WindowsPhone.
Does anyone ever face this issue?
Thanks.
Do you see the Windows Phone App Center Client when you open the AppCenter Console in the browser? Can you add any IPA file and mark it as Installer? If you then see the IPA file in the installers.html page of the Windows Phone Device, you are running into an incompatibility that was recently introduced by Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1.
This problem was fixed by an ifix. Depending on your version, you need the following ifix:
7.0.0.x: IF20150407-1506
6.3.0.x: IF20150403-1749
6.2.0.x: IF20150407-0051
6.1.0.x: IF20150407-0051
Note that the first 8 digits of the ifix are a date. Any ifix with a later date is also ok. Ifixes can be obtained from https://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
See also http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI36918
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I have recently finished working on an App for Windows Phone 8.1 and 10 - I have successfully been able to deploy it on both type of phone by using Windows Phone Application Deployment 8.1 tool.
I am now trying to load the app into the store and create a flight package so my develop phone should be able to see, download and install the app from the Microsoft Store on the device.
I am having 2 'problems' right now:
+ the App is not showing on the Store
+ using the app URL from the store, I am able to find the app but it is only available for downloading on the Windows 10 phone and it comes back unavailable on the Windows Phone 8.1
Here is some screenshots which should give an idea of my set ups:
Apart from the above, I would like to mention that I have added my Microsoft account to the devices so ideally I should be able to see the App!
Let me know guys if it makes sense and if you need further details to help me
Thanks
I am successfully able to create and download build from CN1 server for Windows 8.
I am also able to unlock my windows phone (Microsoft Lumia 640 Windows OS 8.1) using 'Windows Phone Developer Registration' utility.
See below image.
But still I am getting this error, any suggestion please ?
For a testing sake, I created one dummy app just having textfields and even that simple one didn't work.
Thanks.
To run your app on windows phone 8, you have to do the following:
You must be a registered developer.
The phone must be registered.
The phone must be connected to the host computer with the USB cable,
turned on, and the screen must be unlocked.
To test apps on a Windows Phone 8 device:
The Windows Phone IP over USB Transport service must be running. This
service is installed and started when you install the Windows Phone
SDK 8.0.
The computer must recognize the connected device. A Windows Phone 8
phone is listed as a drive in File Explorer.
Read more in this link
I'm doing a Windows Phone 8.1 application. It works ok, I can try it on emulator and on my phone, because I've registered it.
Now, I have to pass the app to my client to test it (they are going to test it on multiple devices). I was looking but I didn't find any aswer to this questions:
How can I create and send them an appx that they can install on their phones?
What kind of developer license I need?
Do they have to register their phones with the same certificate I create the appx?
How can they install the appx I've sent them via email for example?
Thank you very much!
sideloading Windows Phone appx files is not directly possible if the device is no registered developer device. And sadly there can be only 3 devices registered.
You can set up a new app in your developer account dashboard and submit it to the store as a beta version. Then you can "invite" up to 10000 people by entering their email addresses.
More info here:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj215598%28v=vs.105%29.aspx
I need to create an internal app for windows phone 8. Due to complex preconditions, I don’t like the official “Company app distribution for Windows Phone” way. I’d like to be able to run my app on arbitrary windows phone devices.
I understand I can only install unsigned XAP produced by visual studio on a developer unlocked phone.
If I’ll publish my free application, wait for certification, download the XAP from windowsphone.com, then unpublish my application from the marketplace — will the .XAP remain installable from the micro SD card onto any non-developer unlocked phone as described there?
Or maybe some certificates will eventually expire?
Whenever you try to install XAP from SD card, the phone connects to Windows Phone Store and checks whether:
a) The app is available at Store at you region (from phone settings)
b) The XAP is the latest version available at Store
Installation is allowed only if the above conditions meet. This is also the reason why installation fails when wifi and cellular data is turned off (i.e. phone cannot connect to Store).
So in short, you cannot install the XAP if it's not available in Store.
Is there a way to install signed applications over the air on the windows 8 and windows phone 8 platforms?
I'm looking for something similar to iOS wireless app distribution with its itms-services:// uri scheme. Basically, I want to direct users to a web page where they can download and install a signed application package on their device by clicking a link.
But it seems (from the information I gathered from the available documentation) that Microsoft allow app installation only by using the Windows Store, or by Sideloading (in the case of Windows RT, 8 Pro and 8 Entreprise) or by enrolling users phones for company app distribution (in the case of Windows Phone 8).
are these really the only methods available?
Thanks in advance.
For the Phone you could use the beta testing feature. It will not show in the store and only be available for users you have registered via their Microsoft account formerly Live ID. The app will run through certification and therefore will not be hosted on your own server.
For Windows 8.x you will still have to go the side loading route as there is currently no beta testing feature available.
HTH