Tag: wp8

What are the Different Tile templates in Windows Phone 8?

The Windows Phone 8 SDK provides the developers with the option to use one of the below tile templates in their windows phone 8 app. 1. TemplateFlip 2. TemplateCycle 3. TemplateIconic What are the Different Tile templates in Windows Phone 8? The TemplateFlip provides the developers to display information in the front and the back side of the tile where the tile flips front and…

Grammars available for Speech Apps in Windows Phone SDK

When implementing the speech recognition in the windows phone apps, we should use the predefined grammars to identify if the input is valid or not. There are generally 3 different types of grammars that can be used when implementing speech feature in your Windows Phone app. Grammars available for Speech Apps in Windows Phone SDK Built-In grammars – There are 2 types of built in…

How to Save File to Isolated Storage in Windows Phone 8?

There are times when you want to copy the files to isolated storage in your Windows Phone 8 App which you can do it easily using C#. Below is a sample code snippet that demonstrates the copying of file to isolated storage in Windows Phone 8 using C#? How to Save File to Isolated Storage in Windows Phone 8? Calling the function Note: make sure…

Programmatically Go Back to Previous Page in Windows Phone App

The developers can use the NavigationService.GoBack method to navigate to the previous page of the Windows Phone App. When using the NavigationService.GoBack , it is necessary to check if the Navigation can go back using the property NavigationService.CanGoBack as shown below. Programmatically Go Back to Previous Page in Windows Phone App

Can the PDF file be saved in the Media Library of Windows Phone?

This is one of the common question asked by few developers or Windows phone users. Can the PDF file be saved in the Media Library of Windows Phone? The Media Library of Windows Phone allows the users to save only the Images and hence there is no possibility to save PDF or files of any file format in it.

Launch URL in Web Browser using LaunchUriAsync in Windows Phone 8

The Windows.System namespace provides the Launcher class which exposes the method LaunchUriAsync which can be used to launch the Web Browser and navigate to the external Uri as described below. Launch URL in Web Browser using LaunchUriAsync in Windows Phone 8 Below is a sample code snippet demonstrating how to Launch URL in Web Browser using LaunchUriAsync in Windows Phone 8