Dev windows phone_apps_getting_started_guide
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This document provides guidance to students on how to build and publish their first Windows Phone app for free. It outlines the three main steps: 1) downloading the free development tools from DreamSpark.com, 2) building and testing an app in Visual Studio using emulators, and 3) publishing the app in the Windows Phone Store at no charge. Resources and links are provided throughout for tutorials, starter kits, certification requirements, and marketing guidance. The goal is to help students get their apps noticed by creating innovative apps for Windows Phone.
Dev windows phone_apps_getting_started_guide
- 1. Get in. Stand out. WE CAN HELP YOU BUILD YOUR FIRST WINDOWS PHONE APP, AND BE PART OF THE APP REVOLUTION. Windows Phone as a platform is wide open to innovation and creativity. This is your chance to be seen. Be creative. Be part of the new movement in mobile and get a jump on your technology career. FIND OUT HOW STUDENTS ARE MOBILIZING. You don’t have to be a professional developer to bring your dream app to life. This guide will show you how to build and publish a Windows Phone app using Microsoft tools and technologies – at no charge to students. And you can create your app even if you don’t have a Windows Phone.
- 2. Help is right here. This guide will point you to all the developer tools, training, templates and support to help you build your app. 3 simple steps to get started DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE DEV TOOLS NO CHARGE FOR STUDENTS BUILD AND TEST YOUR APP PUBLISH YOUR APP 2 Note: The tools you download will depend on the Windows OS running on your PC. • Running Windows Vista or Windows 7? Build a Windows Phone 7.x app. • Running Windows 8? Build a Windows Phone 8 app.
- 3. FIRST, PICK YOUR PATH. Windows Phone 7.x (http://aka.ms/WPGSG1) Windows Phone 8 (http://aka.ms/WPGSG2) Any way you look at it, $0 is a small price to pay for all the tools, code and resources to create awesome phone apps. Download the Windows Phone developer tools - no charge for students. These downloads contain all the tools you need to build a Windows Phone app or game. download your free development tools we make it easy to get started NOTE: YOUR PC AND OS IS THE KEY Choosing the correct developer tools for building your app begins with your PC hardware and Operating System. Windows Phone 7.x Requirements: Windows Vista or Windows 7; 3GB RAM, 4GB of free disk space on system drive, plus additional 1.5GB space for 7.1.1 update and 2.6GB for the 7.8 update. Windows Phone 8 Requirements: Windows 8 (x64) recommended, 4GB RAM, 6.5 GB of free hard disk space and 64-bit (x64) CPU. (Note: if you’re running a 32 bit version of Windows 8 or your machine is not SLAT enabled you can still develop Windows Phone 8 apps, but you’ll need to test on a Windows Phone 8 device as the emulator will not run on your machine.) Get your development tools at DreamSpark.com – no charge for students. Build Windows Phone 7.x apps if you’re running Windows Vista or Windows 7 on your PC (or if you want to build a Windows Phone 7.x app on a Windows 8 PC). (http://aka.ms/WPGSG1) Build Windows Phone 8 apps if you’re running Windows 8 on your PC. (http://aka.ms/WPGSG2) 3
- 4. build and test your app LET US HELP If you’ve never built an app, we suggest you start with this helpful guide. It takes you step-by-step through creating your first Windows Phone app (http://aka.ms/WPGSG3). This exercise will help you easily create a basic web browser phone app. It quickly walks you through the development process and helps familiarize you with the tools, including Visual Studio, testing the app, and using the Windows Phone emulators. If you learn best by watching videos, check out the Jump Start series. Organized by chapters, you can choose what you want to learn. For example, get a quick tour of how the Windows Phone emulator works. Or learn about debugging features. Go to Jump Start videos for Windows Phone 7.x (http://aka.ms/WPGSG4) Go to Jump Start videos for Windows Phone 8 (http://aka.ms/WPGSG5) STARTER KITS AND MORE Want to build your app even faster? We offer code samples and Starter Kits. These kits provide templates to quickly customize your app. Go to Starter Kit for Windows Phone 7.x (http://aka.ms/WPGSG6) Go to Starter Kit for Windows Phone 8 (http://aka.ms/WPGSG7) WANT TO BUILD A GAME APP? Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, and Minesweeper… you’re addicted to them. Why not create your own? For 2D game development, (http://aka.ms/WPGSG8). For 3D game development, (http://aka.ms/WPGSG9). TURN A BLOG INTO A QUICK APP Here’s a real shortcut to your first app. Get the Windows Phone Starter Kit for WordPress (http://aka.ms/WPGSG10). This kit can help you turn a WordPress blog into a Windows Phone app quickly and easily. 4 Basic Browser App built in Visual Studio BUILD
- 5. 5 TEST EMULATE THIS No phone, no problem. The SDK (software development kit) comes with a fully functioning Windows Phone emulator, so you can build, test, and watch your phone app come to life on your PC. Note: Emulating Windows Phone 7.x device requires Microsoft DirectX 10 or 11 GFX Card with WDDM 1.1 driver and DDI 10. Emulating a Windows Phone 8 device requires Windows 8 (64 bit) and a SLAT-enabled processor. PUT YOUR APP THROUGH THE PACES Before your app can be published to the Windows Phone Store, it must meet specific certification requirements. Your app must: 1. be reliable 2. make efficient use of resources 3. not interfere with phone functionality 4. be free of malicious software This detailed list of all requirements for certification (http://aka.ms/WPGSG11) will help guide you. This Windows Phone Dev Center Test Kit (http://aka. ms/WPGSG12) is also helpful and provides a suite of automated, monitored, and manual tests to help prepare your applications to be accepted in the Windows Phone Store the first time you submit them. TURN YOUR PHONE APP INTO A WINDOWS STORE APP FOR WINDOWS 8 PCS Great news. When you invest time to create your Windows Phone app, you are getting closer to building and finishing a Windows Store app for the PC. We can help you make the small programming changes to port your Windows phone app to the Windows 8 platform. In the Windows Store, your app will be visible to millions of Windows users worldwide. LEARN MORE ABOUT CROSS PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT (http://aka.ms/WPGSG13)
- 6. PUBLISH YOUR APP AT NO CHARGE As a student you can publish your app to the Windows Phone Store at no charge through the Windows Phone Dev Center. To get your free Windows Phone Dev Center account you must verify as a student at DreamSpark.com Links for verifying and registering: 1. Verify as a student on DreamSpark.com (http://aka.ms/WPGSG14) 2. Register for the Windows Phone Dev Center (http://aka.ms/WPGSG16) Map Your Microsoft Account with Your DreamSpark Account To register on the Windows Phone Dev Center you’ll need to use a Microsoft Account. This Microsoft Account and your DreamSpark.com account need to be associated with each other so that Windows Phone Dev Center knows you are a verified student. You will be able to map your accounts at the end of the account creation process on DreamSpark.com. ADD MORE APPEAL TO YOUR APP WITH AZURE Bring your app to the cloud - Windows Azure Mobile Services are the perfect companion to your Windows 8 or Windows Phone App. Get started with Windows Azure Mobile Services, a set of turnkey backend solutions to power your mobile app. • Store data in the cloud for leaderboards or other shared app/user data • Have users login with their Microsoft Account (Windows Live), Facebook, Twitter or Google credentials • Update the home screen live tiles for an app with push notifications in minutes Learn more about Windows Azure Mobile Services (http://aka.ms/WPGSG20). Get started with Azure Mobile Services for Windows Phone 8 (http://aka.ms/WPGSG21). If you previously created a DreamSpark.com account, go to (http://aka.ms/WPGSG1), click on ‘’Map now’’ button, and follow the steps to permanently associate your Microsoft account with your verified DreamSpark.com account. If you are part of a school or university that has a DreamSpark subscription and gives you access to their DreamSpark Electronic License Management System (ELMS) webstore (http://aka.ms/WPGSG31), you can click on the ‘’Free Windows Phone Dev Center’’ ad from the webstore home page. This will bring you to a page that will provide you with detailed instructions to quickly and easily verify your student status on DreamSpark.com with an access code. Take the initiative to get noticed! Use the downloaded tools to create the applications you’ve always wanted and go to the Windows Phone Dev Center to distribute and merchandise your Windows Phone apps. publish your app TOP APPS BUILT BY STUDENTS CHICKEN IMPLOSION JEWEL3SOLITAIRE CHAIN REACTION MARS RUNNER PIRATES ASSAULT FREE 6 HOW TO PUBLISH Use your Windows Phone Dev Center account to publish your app – free for students. Here’s how: 1. Complete your app info (include the app name, category, and pricing) 2. Upload the XAP files for your app 3. Submit your application Get the details here. (http://aka.ms/WPGSG18) HOW TO MARKET YOUR APP Let us help you promote your first app like a pro. Discover how to add market appeal to your app. (http://aka.ms/WPGSG19)
- 7. Windows Phone 7.x Tools http://aka.ms/WPGSG1 Windows Phone 8 Tools http://aka.ms/WPGSG2 resources recap 7 DOWNLOAD BUILD AND TEST OTHER RESOURCES Microsoft.com/Student http://aka.ms/WPGSG22 Microsoft Student Experience Facebook http://aka.ms/WPGSG23 Facebook Match App http://aka.ms/WPGSG24 Microsoft Student Twitter http://aka.ms/WPGSG25 Microsoft Student Blog http://aka.ms/WPGSG26 Imagine Cup http://aka.ms/WPGSG27 Microsoft Student Partners http://aka.ms/WPGSG28 Students to Business http://aka.ms/WPGSG29 Faculty Connection http://aka.ms/WPGSG30 Guide to Building First App http://aka.ms/WPGSG3 Jump Start Videos for Windows Phone 7.x http://aka.ms/WPGSG4 Jump Start Videos for Windows Phone 8 http://aka.ms/WPGSG5 Starter Kit for Windows Phone 7.x http://aka.ms/WPGSG6 Starter Kit for Windows Phone 8 http://aka.ms/WPGSG7 2D Game Development http://aka.ms/WPGSG8 3D Game Development http://aka.ms/WPGSG9 Windows Phone Starter Kit for WordPress http://aka.ms/WPGSG10 Requirements for Certification http://aka.ms/WPGSG11 Windows Phone Dev Center Test Kit http://aka.ms/WPGSG12 Shared Platform Development http://aka.ms/WPGSG13 PUBLISH Create a Microsoft Account http://aka.ms/WPGSG17 Windows Phone Dev Center Registration Page http://aka.ms/WPGSG16 Verify as a Student on DreamSpark http://aka.ms/WPGSG14 Map Windows Live ID (Microsoft ID) http://aka.ms/WPGSG15 How to Publish your App http://aka.ms/WPGSG18 Adding Market Appeal to your App http://aka.ms/WPGSG19 Learn About Windows Azure Mobile Services http://aka.ms/WPGSG20 Get Started with Windows Azure Mobile Services http://aka.ms/WPGSG21 DreamSpark ELMS webstore http://aka.ms/WPGSG31