Tag: Windows Phone

Cross-Platform Conditional Compilation Symbol for Windows Phone

There are times when you want to build an app targeting different platforms in Windows using the conditional compilation with pre-processor directives. Cross-Platform Conditional Compilation Symbol for Windows Phone If you are targeting the Xbox platform, one may use the pre-processor directive XBOX, similarly if you are targeting the Windows Phone platform , you can use the WINDOWS_PHONE pre-processor directive as shown below. #if WINDOWS_PHONE…

Exception from HRESULT: 0x800455BC Error when using SpeechRecognizer in WP8

When using the SpeechRecognizerUI in your windows phone 8 app, there are times when you receive the “Exception from HRESULT: 0x800455BC Error”. The outcome of this error is “When you call the SpeechRecognizerUI’s RecognizeWithUIAsync() method , it displays a dialog for few seconds and then disappears immediately. When you debug the app, you will find the error “Exception from HRESULT: 0x800455BC ” with the stack…

Can we develop Windows Phone 8.1 App using HTML5 , JavaScript and CSS ?

Most of the developers with the web development skills might be keen to know if they can use their existing web development skills (HTML , JavaScript and CSS) to build Windows Phone 8.1 App . Can we develop Windows Phone 8.1 App using HTML5 , JavaScript and CSS ? Yes , you can develop Windows Phone 8.1 App using HTML5 , JavaScript and CSS ….

How to Not Allow Windows Phone devices to install App which don’t meet Requirements ?

There are times when you want to disable or not allows the Windows Phone devices to install the WP8 app that doesn’t meet the specific hardware requirements . How to Not Allow Windows Phone devices to install App which don’t meet Requirements ? You can do it by setting the requirements in the WMAppManifest.xml file. The Windows Phone Application manifest file includes a tab called…