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Animations with the Visual Layer
When the layout of your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app changes, there is often a slight pause as your app rearranges content to fit the new window size or orientation. Composition APIs let you...
View ArticleRecap: Bringing your UWP apps to Xbox – App Dev on Xbox Twitter Chat
Whether you bring your existing Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app to Xbox or create an engaging new concept, Xbox provides a great new place for your app to shine: The living room. We recently...
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MIDI Enhancements in Windows 10
As Windows 10 evolves, we are continuing to build in support for musician-focused technologies. Let’s take a look at MIDI. Windows has had built-in MIDI support going back to the 16-bit days. Since...
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Background Audio and Cross Platform Development with Xamarin (App Dev on Xbox...
We are back with yet another app, Backdrop, an open source sample media app developed to showcase a cross-device music experience. In this blog post, we will dive deep into the new background model in...
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Extend your reach with offline licensing in Windows Store for Business
Windows Store for Business was launched in November 2015 to extend opportunities for developers to offer their apps in volume to business and education organizations running Windows 10. Developers can...
View ArticleJust released – Windows developer virtual machines – September 2016 build
Today I’m happy to announce the first release of a developer ready, non-expiring (licensed) virtual machines. Last year, we released the evaluation VMs and we took the feedback to heart that you wanted...
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UWP Hosted Web App on Xbox One (App Dev on Xbox series)
For the fourth installment in the series, we are open sourcing yet another sample app: South Ridge Video, an open source video app developed as a hosted web application built with React.js and hosted...
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Announcing UWP Community Toolkit 1.1
Today we are releasing the first update to the UWP Community Toolkit. To see the updates, first: Get started with UWP Community Toolkit 1.1 Install the UWP Community Toolkit Sample App directly from...
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Introducing the Windows Device Portal Wrapper project
With the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update came a new set of tools: the Windows Device Portal. Device Portal is a small web server baked into every Windows device that you can enable once...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It – this week in Windows Developer
Did you have a busy week this week? That’s ok, so did we. In case you missed some of our updates, here is our weekly #ICYMI wrap up, featuring all of the blogs in a TL;DR format for your reading...
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Cross-device experiences with Project Rome
Overview Today we live in a multi-device world, and the way we use them spans different platforms and form factors: We read the morning news on our tablets, check email during the morning commute on...
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How to develop augmented reality apps with Vuforia for Windows 10
Augmented Reality is a way to connect virtual objects with the real world, making it possible to naturally interact with them by use of mobile devices like phones, tablets or new mixed reality devices...
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Internet of Things on the Xbox (App Dev on Xbox series)
This week’s app is all about the Internet of Things. Best For You is a sample fitness UWP app focused on collecting data from a fictional IoT enabled yoga wear and presenting it to the user in a...
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Web-to-App Linking with AppUriHandlers
Overview Web-to-app linking allows you to drive user engagement by associating your app with a website. When users open a link to your website, instead of opening the browser, your app is launched. If...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It – This Week in Windows Developer
Before we get into all of last week’s updates, check out this highlight. (It’s a big deal): C++/WinRT provides C++ developers with first-class access to the modern Windows API. @Github @kennykerr...
View ArticleNew Windows Store submission API capabilities
The Windows Store submission API was launched earlier this year, enabling you to automate app, IAP durables and consumables, and package flights publishing through a REST API. Using the submission API...
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New and updated Microsoft IoT Kits
Earlier this month, we released to customers around the world a new Windows Insider version of Windows 10 IoT Core that supports the brand new Intel® Joule™. We’ve been working hard on Windows 10 IoT...
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Camera APIs with a dash of cloud intelligence in a UWP app (App Dev on Xbox...
Apps should be able to see, and with that, they should be able to understand the world. In the sixth blog post in the series, we will cover exactly that, how to build UWP apps that take advantage of...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It – This Week in Windows Developer
You got the power this week with Windows Developer. From flight control and IoT kit updates, to the magic of camera APIs, read on to learn about the new capabilities to deliver more control over your...
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High DPI Scaling Improvements for Desktop Applications and “Mixed Mode” DPI...
As display technology has improved over time, the cutting edge has moved towards having more pixels packed into each physical square inch, and away from simply making displays physically larger. This...
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