New sensor features in Windows 10
This blog was written by Rinku Sreedhar, Senior Program Manager In Windows 10 we added multiple new sensor features, innovations and changes. In my previous blog, I talked about the new contextual...
View ArticleUnity Support for Windows 10
Today, Unity announced the release of Unity 5.2 which includes support for Windows 10 and the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). With UWP support in Unity 5.2, developers can build a single game for...
View ArticleUse inking and speech to support natural input (10 by 10)
With Windows 10, it’s now easier than ever to support natural input in your apps and today we’d like to highlight using inking and speech to interact more naturally with your users. Digital inking with...
View ArticleManaging hidden apps, beta apps and visibility of in-app purchases in Dev Center
The unified Dev Center introduced several new options to manage the visibility of apps and in-app purchase. We have seen developers start to use these new capabilities and have sent us questions on how...
View ArticleDynamically detecting features with API contracts (10 by 10)
Brent Rector, a principal program manager on Windows helped write this post. The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) allows you to write your app once and target multiple device families, while also...
View ArticleLearn about the samples for Universal Windows Platform
One way to learn app development for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is by taking advantage of the extensive and growing samples collection on GitHub. You can use these samples to learn about...
View ArticleInitial preview of Silverlight bridge to UWP
Today marks the initial release of Mobilize.NET’s Silverlight bridge, which helps Windows Phone Silverlight app developers bring their WP Silverlight 8.x apps to the Windows 10 Universal Windows...
View ArticleUpdate on Node.js for Windows 10 IoT
Post written by Arunesh Chandra, Sr. Program Manager and Gaurav Seth, Principal Program Manager Lead on Chakra Ever since we announced our preview of Node.js support for Windows 10 IoT Core a few...
View ArticleMore ways to bring your code to fast-growing Windows 10 Store
Windows 10 adoption surpassed 75 million devices in 192 countries within its first month of availability and we’re already seeing a shift in the way people engage with Windows Store and the content...
View ArticleUsing cross-app communication to make apps work together (10 by 10)
With Windows 10, the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) provides a number of improvements to better support sharing data and files across Windows apps. Cross-app communication in Windows 10 Windows 10...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Windows 10 IoT Core
Back in early August I was pleased to announce the Windows Insider release of Windows 10 IoT Core, a version of Windows 10 targeted towards small, embedded devices that may or may not have screens, and...
View ArticleLumia Imaging SDK 3.0 now available with UWP support
Lumia Imaging SDK, a popular toolset that Microsoft also internally uses to implement some of its imaging apps, has been updated to version 3.0. Previous versions of the SDK have already powered...
View ArticleWindows 10 development for absolute beginners
The absolute beginners series is back for Windows 10. It doesn’t matter if you’re a pro dev or just starting out, there’s valuable content for everyone. If you’re looking for a faster pace content...
View ArticleAdding polish to improve the look and feel of your app (10 by 10)
Designing an app isn’t about patterns or controls—it’s about creating a great experience for your users, every time. While you’re designing with the optimal user experience (UX) in mind, you also have...
View ArticleOptimizing your XAML app for performance (10 by 10)
Over the past few weeks, we’ve highlighted a number of compelling new platform capabilities in our Windows 10 by 10 development series that you can implement in your Windows 10 apps to provide a better...
View ArticleNew advertising features and walkthrough of using Microsoft ads and mediation
Dev Center has now integrated the functionality previously available in pubCenter to simplify how to create, manage and track your Microsoft advertising ad impressions and revenue. In addition,...
View ArticleWindows Store Trends – September 2015
This blog is the latest in a recurring series about recent Store trends across categories, markets, and more. Understanding these trends can help you determine what types of apps to build or where to...
View ArticleWindows 10 SDK Preview Build 10563 Released
Today, we released a new Windows 10 SDK Preview and the associated Windows 10 Mobile emulators (Build 10563), to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 10565). The Preview SDK is...
View ArticleCreate more secure apps with less effort (10 by 10)
In our final post of the Windows 10 by 10 development series, we’ll talk about the feature introductions and enhancements in Windows 10 that help you create more secure apps. When we think of security,...
View ArticleNew Windows 10 application usage in Dev Center
Recently, we released a new feature that provides app usage information to developers in Dev Center. This feature is included in all new Windows 10 (UWP) package submissions and allows developers to...
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