How to test a “.xap” file on a Windows Phone 8 device? - windows-phone-8

Please tell me how I can testing a .xap file on a Windows Phone 8 device? Can I install XAP file on WP 8 without SDK8?

By testing on WP8, I think you mean deploying your app to a physical device. For this you need two things:
dev-unlock your phone. You can do this if you have signed up for an MSDN dev account, or know someone who has
Deploy your application to your device by plugging your phone in to your PC, PIN-unlocking it, and setting the target to Device in

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Install XAP file locally in windows phone 8.1 device

Hope You are doing well.
Actually i have created one windows phone 8 application. So for testing i have installed the .xap file locally into windows phone 8 and it is working fine. But if i am going to install that .xap package in windows phone 8.1 or later it is not getting installed.
I have made research and found that the windows phone 8.1 and later OS version devices are accepting the APPX Package. They will not allow to install .XAP locally. Now the scenario is like that my client wants to test this application in windows phone 8.1 device.
So, Can anyone help me out that how can we install locally XAP package into windows phone 8.1 device?
Awaiting Response. Thanks in advance.
You can sideload your .xap package on Windows Phone 8.1 device using Windows Phone Application Deployment Tool (for 8.1).
Before installing , you need to ensure the device has been registered for development. You can use Windows Phone Developer Registration (8.1) to enable your device for development.
And you could search for the tool from the Windows 8.1 start menu.

Deploying Windows Phone 8.1 app to Windows 10 Mobile

I've been developing a Windows Phone 8.1 app using C#/XAML. My configuration is up-to-date Windows 8.1 PC + Visual Studio 2013.
I can test my app on WP 8.1 emulator that comes with VS2013, and also no problem deploying it on physical Windows 8.1 device.
However the app also runs on Windows 10 Mobile because the platform currently allows it that way. Which is good except, my app doesn't work as intended since the device got Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update.
I don't know if the problem is in Windows or in my app but that's not important here.
I need to create a hotfix for the issue. And here comes the question. Is there a way to deploy WP 8.1 app to Windows 10 Mobile without submitting it to the store first, without upgrading to Windows 10, and preferably without upgrading to VS2015?
UPDATE The reason I want to deploy WP 8.1 app to Windows 10 Mobile is to test if my patch fixes the issue manifests with Windows 10 Mobile. At the moment I don't understand where is the problem and keep submitting the fix attempts to the store is not ideal.
Thanks.
Is there a way to deploy WP 8.1 app to Windows 10 Mobile without submitting it to the store first, without upgrading to Windows 10, and preferably without upgrading to VS2015?
Yes, it is possible to deploy WP8.1 app to the Windows 10 Mobile without submitting it to store and without upgrading to Windows 10 and without upgrading to VS2015. But you need to make sure you have the Windows 10 Mobile device for you to test.
If the Windows 10 Mobile device is in your side, you can unlock the Windows 10 Mobile device and deploy your app to the Windows 10 Mobile device by using the USB with the same method that you deploy it to the Windows Phone 8.1 Mobile device.
Or you can try to sideload your app on the Windows 10 Mobile device without submitting it to the store by using the Application Deployment tool. For more information, please try to refer to this article:How to deploy Windows Phone 8.1 apps with the Application Deployment tool.

Can't deploy project in visual 2012 pro with device lumia 520

I have a problem , I can't fix this.
I deploy project with device (lumia 520) , but visual push notification: windows phone 8 phone was detected. But , my phone is really plug in my computer , and i can access phone's folder.
My phone didn't lockscreen.
Phone's driver has installed.
You can see in the picture:
http://i.upanh.com/rchnbi
I was restarted my phone for 10 times , but it's still connected.
Help me resolve this problem , thanks
Have you ever tried to deploy your app to an Windows Phone Emulator?
If your app succesfully deploying to Emulator, I can say your connection of your phone is having problem. But, if you can not deploy your app neither phone nor emulator, it could be about VS2012 or SDK.
So, I sugges you to remove your phone from your computer (Open Device Manager and remove your app (dont forget to unplug it). And then reconnect your phone again.
So, try these and please tell me the results. I was had some problems like yours.
And also, maybe you can check your device's registration status (developer registration) If yes, please try unregister and register it againg for development (http://prntscr.com/2fehv1)
Do a soft reset to your device and restart VS2012 again to solve this problem. (To do this: press and hold the power button and volume down button for about 10 seconds)

How upload XAP file with Windows Phone Power Tools on tablet?

I would need to upload a XAP file done for Windows 8 Phone to a Windows 8.1 Tablet.
I know that Windows Phone Power Tools do it but since this tool was done for Windows 8 Phone and not for Tablet, for it. Could I upload this XAP into my Tablet with it? Is it possible?
Thanks in advance
Best Regards
Alejandro
Windows Phone 8 apps are not compatible or in other words do not work in Windows 8. Though you can share some code using PCL (Portable Class Libraries), the development environment and architecture is different for both.
So the answer for your question is, it is not possible to deploy or run your Windows Phone apps on a Windows 8 tablet.

Windows Phone 8 SDK debug wont start

I have installed Windows Phone 8 SDK, openened the VS express for Windows Phone,
created New Project with simple app, pressed F5, but the emulator wont start.
Is comes up with error:
Exception from HRESULT: 0x89721800
I don't have any network drivers installed which should be called Windows Phone Emulator.
I have Windows 8, with built-in Administrator account and full privs.
P.s. Main reason for this I want to deploy some apps on my Nokia Lumia 800.
I have unlocked it, but when i was deploying app with deployment tool, it came up with the same error message.
P.p.s I've installed Windows Phone SDK 7 and there the emulator worked, but i can't find any way to deploy app to phone
I blogged about this a couple of weeks ago. You can see the full details here: Resolving windows Phone Emulator Problems
XDE cleanup, and Hyper-V is a very common reson for problems with the emulator!
Regarding deployment to phone from windows phone sdk 7, remember to change debug device from "Emulator WVGA 512 MB" (or what ever you use) to "Device", and always start Zune before your start debugging and deployment.
If you had installed Windows 8 (Single Language or Home Edition) with Windows Phone 8 SDK you can't develop mobile applications because it doesn't support Hyper-V.
The only way to work with Windows Phone 8 is to change your OS to Windows Pro or higher.