I am in process of developing app for windows phone 8. I need the adhoc distribution of my app to all devices within the organization. I don't want to publish it on the market instead i want the installation of app on the devices within the organization.
Do i need to buy another account for adhoc distribution or i can use the same $99 account for adhoc distribution of app.
Thanks in advance.
Well there are multiple ways to distribute apps,
Directly via Visual Studio or XAPDeploy (however the device must be developer unlocked, and connected via usb)
Via the normal Store/Marketplace
Via Store/Marketplace, with "Hide from users browsing or searching the Store" so that only users with the direct link to the store can find the app
Via Beta app distribution
edit: beta apps now do not have a 3 month limit anymore. Only restriction is, that you can "only" have 10000 users and each users email must be manually added for them to be able to download the beta
Company app distribution, which is likely what you are looking for. (However this seems to be relatively difficult) More information here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj206943(v=vs.105).aspx
Edit: I missed this one: Using "Windows Intune Direct Management for Windows Phone 8 Mobile Devices"
There are no other ways I know of.
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I am creating an app with a Pro-feature which can be unlocked via in-app purchasing.
Is it possible to use the Windows Phone 8.1 Wallet API for creating a Voucher?
(As example for Reviewers or tester)
How can I ensure that the voucher can be used only by one person?
(maybe: can only be used for a particular LiveID)
Some recent changes here it seems. Microsoft now have a promo code system for Windows Phone, check this page : https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/mt297660.aspx
And it works for IAPs as well !
There isn't currently any voucher or promo-code system available for Windows Phone apps.
You could implement this yourself along with using the existing in-app purchase system. Check the code yourself and then enable the feature if either the code is present or if the in-app purchase was made.
Tying it to a login such as the LiveID would be a good way to lock it down to one person, especially if your app already has a login requirement. Another option would be to make the code one-use and then roam the unlocked status once it was set. That would let the first user to use the code use it on multiple devices so long as the app wasn't fully uninstalled or was used often enough to keep the roamed data alive.
Prepaid codes are frequent request on the Windows Platform Dev Feedback site. You can add your vote at http://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/110705-dev-platform/suggestions/2118985-prepaid-codes-for-wp-apps-promo-codes-for-review
I'm looking to buy a Windows Phone smartphone, and am looking into the possibility for 'deploying' private apps. I currently own an Android system, and it's a simple as building an APK file, and adding it to the filesystem of any phone I want to install it on.
I realize there have been some questions around this subject 1, 2, 3. They seem to say you either need a developers account, or an enterprise edition. These questions are old, and possibly outdated. I've tried to find more information on the topic, but all I could find was related to enterprise, or beta testing.
I have no interests in getting a developer's account, because I don't intend to develop or sell larger applications on the marketplace. It's mostly for private use.
If there is no way to do this by default (without paying any fees), are that alternatives that don't involve losing warranty?
You can register yourself in Windows App Studio and you will get to unlock one phone for development and side load up to 2 apps.
Currently that is the only way to put custom apps in your Windows Phone for free and without losing warranty.
If you, however register for a developer accout (which as you know has costs) you will be able to side load up to 10 apps in 3 different devices.
I am developing an windows phone 8 application and want to maintain two versions of my app - free and paid. So that my app appear in both free and paid app sections.
Since these two applications will have different Product IDs, is it possible to buy paid app from inside the free app.
I know that if we use Trial API of WindowsPhone, we can purchase paid version from app itself and can unlock the features using IsTrial of LicenseInformation. But in this case your app doesn't appear in free section.
I want to allow user to buy paid app from free version say by clicking BUYNOW button in app and get the free version replaced by paid one automatically.
This is the exact scenario that Microsoft wants to avoid. They don't want to see duplicate apps in the market because it destroys the consistent user experience. Instead, you need to either use the Trial Library or release it for free and put an in app purchase to remove ads or add functionality.
Your only option is to maintain 2 apps one that limits functionality using IsTrial and the other with an in app purchase.
Some people have suggested this isn't allowed, but I've yet to find anything in the requirements documentation that says you can't do this. There's also quite a lot of examples of apps already in the store doing this.
I Have windows phone 8 And I want to Develop apps and Deploy it Freely.is this possible.
Ya, max 10 developer app or unsigned apps are allowed to install in your phone.
I assume what you want to do is sideload the apps . For that you need to developer unlock you lumia620 first , which obviously is going to cost you.Please check price for developer unlocking you phone with microsoft.
Other than that it is impossible to load apps freely ,if it is not through App store.
Hope my answer helped you.
It is possible to load any number of unsigned xap files onto a Windows Phone device provided it is fully unlocked (interop unlock). How you go about getting your device to that state presents a challenge. So far, only the Samsung ATIV S has been unlocked to that level for Windows Phone 8.
Once you have fully unlocked your phone you effectively have free reign over your device being able to fully access components such as the registry or file system.
Both Samsung and LG have provided back door diagnostic tools on their phones that facilitate making the needed registry changes to completely unlock their phones. Whether such features are available on other brands has yet to be discovered.
If you are a software developer, you will probably want to get your hands on an ATIV S before they disappear.
Is there any way a Windows Phone 8 app can make phone calls, sending SMS, and perform other cellular network activities without user interaction?
According to this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/7342769 it is somehow possible to perform AT commands to directly access the cellular functionality on Windows Phone 7 (in an inofficial way). Since the Windows Phone 8 SDK supports native code, my question is if you can make use of this to send the required AT commands or access the RIL layer somehow.
In case anyone is wondering why I need this: it's not about an app wich is going to get published but it is needed for an automated testing process.
You cannot do that, this is not possible in windows phone