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Creating a unique ListView layout using cell-spanning in HTML
The ListView control makes it easy for you to organize content in a beautiful and meaningful way. The ListView control takes advantage of the Windows 8 grid system, a design tool that provides a...
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Get your apps ready for the Windows 8.1 launch!
Today we announced that Windows 8.1 has hit the RTM milestone. That means our hardware partners are now preparing their devices for the holiday buying season, beginning with the general availability of...
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Updating your JavaScript apps to use the new Windows.Web.Http API
Are you a JavaScript app developer who connects to a web service? If so, there's a new HTTP API in Windows 8.1 that improves on the abilities of the WinJS.xhr and XMLHttpRequest functions. With the...
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Delivering push notifications to millions of devices with Windows Azure...
Push notifications are a vital component of connected apps. They allow back-end services to send frequent and timely updates to specific users and devices that can then appear as tile updates, toast...
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Increasing the app roaming limits
When we launched Windows 8, we allowed customers to roam their apps on up to 5 devices. This gave customers who embraced the new OS the flexibility to run their apps on all Windows 8 devices they...
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Blending apps and sites with the HTML x-ms-webview
The x-ms-webview is a powerful control that lets you embed web content directly in your app’s UX. This control has been available to XAML Windows Store apps since Windows 8, and in Windows 8.1 we’ve...
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Targeting your Windows 8.1 app to the correct version of WinJS 2.0
Here’s the situation: you’ve been building HTML/JavaScript apps targeted at the Windows 8.1 Preview build, you update your version of Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013 to target RTM. You open up one...
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Raising the Bar with Direct3D
As we’re just completing the final steps of delivering Windows 8.1 and Xbox One to customers, we thought this would be a good time to take a moment to recap the advances we’ve made in Direct3D for game...
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Now ready for you: Windows 8.1 and the Windows Store
With today’s announcement of Windows 8.1 and Visual Studio 2013 availability, we’re also excited to announce that the Windows Store is now open for submitting apps targeting Windows 8.1. Publishing...
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Make your Windows 8.1 app accessible. Reach more customers!
As an app developer, you’re likely always on the lookout for ways to reach more customers and broaden your app’s user base. Making your app accessible is an easy way to do so. You might be asking,...
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New advertising platform SDKs improve monetization for Windows 8.1 Store...
With the Windows 8.1 release Microsoft is providing some great advances for app builders - a differentiated and improved platform, functionality that makes it easier to build apps and new monetization...
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Aligning sensors with your app’s orientation
The sensors supported by Windows Store apps offer a powerful way to spice up your app’s functionality. Sensors let your app know the relationship between the device and the physical world around it;...
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Updating ReddHub for Windows 8.1
If you’ve ever looked for a Reddit app in the Windows Store, you’ve probably come across Reddit on ReddHub. ReddHub is one of the most popular Reddit readers for Windows 8 and 8.1. The app brings the...
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Managing your app on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
With the release of Windows 8.1 last month, one question we keep hearing from developers is, “After I update my app for Windows 8.1, what happens for customers running Windows 8?” This is a great...
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Unifying Developer Registration: Windows and Windows Phone
Over the last month, we’ve brought the Windows Store and the Windows Phone Store together into a single marketing and operations team to deliver a better experience for developers, end users and...
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Over $100 million available to purchase Windows apps this holiday
Like most retailers, the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store see a spike in shopping activity around the holidays. Last year holiday sales of paid apps grew 40% over baseline, and we expect an even...
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XAML text improvements in Windows 8.1
There are many different types of apps that require special text handling, for example, apps that have strict alignment requirements, apps that need to utilize small text areas, and apps that display...
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Facebook login for Windows Store apps
Facebook Login is a great way to plug into your user’s social network, offer a more personalized experience, and accelerate viral adoption of your apps. Today, we are excited to announce that on...
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1000+ Unity apps across Windows Store and Windows Phone
This past June, we announced a collaboration with Unity, through which Unity developers can publish their apps on Windows platforms. Since the release of Unity 4.2, we’ve seen exponential growth of...
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What’s new for XAML and DirectX interop in Windows 8.1
In Windows 8 we enabled combining the high level UI capabilities of XAML and the low-level rendering power of DirectX within the same app using the three XAML-DirectX interop...
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