I want to add a functionality to connect and print in my application.
Please can someone suggest how can I do that? Is there some API available which can be used to connect the Windows Phone 8 to a printer.
The simplest option available to you will be to use a portable Bluetooth printer. Depending on the actual device you use will impact exactly how to print to it.
Documentation on using Bluetooth with Windows Phone 8 can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj207007(v=vs.105).aspx
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I integrated Smaato in my Windows phone 8 app and it seems that it requires the location capability, something that I don't want to add to my app. Is there a way to avoid adding the capability and still use Smaato?
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There are 2 versions of the Windows Phone 8 SDK for Smaato. One requires/uses location and one doesn't.
You'll find the one which doesn't need the location capability at https://downloads.smaato.com/windows/Smaato%20SDK%20for%20WP8%20-%20V1.5.0.6%20no%20location.zip
I found this link (Project My Screen).
However, I really want to control a Windows Phone from another Windows 8 or Windows 10 device.
Can I do this?
If not then how can I?
There are no APIs that allow for this. WinRT doesn't have them, and it would require very low-level access to make this happen.
I have to create calculator in windows phone 8.
I need api or DLL to call it from windows phone 8.
Is it available calculator for WP8?
Any reference or idea should help me a lot.
Thanks in advance.
I'm afraid this is not possible with the Windows Phone 8 SDK: for launching apps/services, you need to use Launchers but in the launchers list, there isn't the calculator.
On Windows Phone 8 where you have access to more launchers via URI schemes, there is no way to launch the calculator.
It seems like you will need to create your own calculator. Like an exciting one shown here:
http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/Speech_Enabled_Calculator_For_Windows_Phone_8
I want to add a functionality to connect and print in my application.
Please can someone suggest how can I do that? Is there some API available which can be used to connect the Windows Phone 8 to a printer.
The simplest option available to you will be to use a portable Bluetooth printer. Depending on the actual device you use will impact exactly how to print to it.
Documentation on using Bluetooth with Windows Phone 8 can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj207007(v=vs.105).aspx
I am a little confused with the two apps, Windows 8 (which run only on Windows 8 OS?) and Windows Phone Apps.
Based on the marketing I heard around windows 8, I assumed an app available on Windows 8 would automatically be available on windows phone?
I am assuming this is not the case after searching around, because I see a windows app store (which I assume only includes windows 8 apps), and the windows phone.
Assuming my assumptions are correct, do you need to buy a developer licence for both windows 8 app store and windows phone store?
Is it as simple as submitting your windows 8 app that was created through windows phone, or is there additional configuration or development that needs to be done? Assuming that you don't care about resolutions or functionality.
Thanks for any clarification.
*Additional question,
Where does Windows tablets running windows RT and or non RT fall into all this? Are they windows apps I'm assuming?
Hope it helps you. As the store licences are unified (WP8 and Windows 8), the development remains different http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/11/06/unifying-developer-registration-windows-and-windows-phone.aspx
Yes you are correct Both the platforms need seperate Developer Accounts one for the Windows Store Apps and one For the Windows Phone Apps..and yes both the Apps are different you have to develop both the Apps Separately and submit them to the respective market separately only then would it be available in the respective markets.
Separate Developer Accounts for the Windows Store Apps and Phone are no longer required. If you have a App Store account, you should now see that you can register up to 3 phones without a separate registration process.
IF you have a developer account, VS2013, and a windows 8 phone plugged into USB, an easy way to be guided through the process is to create a new project and select a W8 Phone sample. Specify that you want to debug using a Device (as opposed to an emulator). You will get a Device is not registered for development dialog with a link to instructions.
As mentioned in other post, things have been streamlined so W8 and W8 phone mostly overlap APIs, and you can probably use the same source, but will need build separate outputs.