I have developed one windows phone 8 application. I have tested the app in simulator and it is working fine. Now I have decided to test the app in my windows phone(Nokia Lumia 520).
As you already know for testing the app, we need XAP file. So I have build the app in visual studio 2012 by right click on the project and select build option.Then XAP file is generated in the BIN folder of the application.
Now I have copied the XAP file to the SD Card 's root folder on my windows phone. After that I have restarted my windows phone.
Now I click on the Start and then Store in my phone. Now it has to show SD Card option.
But I didn't get this option.
So to check this again, I have downloaded the application(XAP file) from windows store.Now I have copied the XAP file to the SD Card 's root folder on my windows phone. After that I have restarted my windows phone. Now I click on the Start and then Store in my phone.
Now the SD Card option is visible. But there is only one XAP file (which I downloaded from the store) is visible and the one which I have developed is not visible.
I don't know what is the problem in my XAP file.
Please provide the solution as early as possible.
Thanks.
You need to follow the proper procedures for deploying a windows phone 8 app to a device. Connect your phone to your PC, In Visual studio 2012, select the deploy to device option and build the project. If you have a developer unlocked device, this will install the app on your phone.
Deploying an app in visual studio
Deploying an app using the application deployment tool
You cannot deploy a XAP file from your SD card on your phone but there are several other ways to do that:
If you have a developer unlocked phone (that you should have as developer) you can connect the phone to your PC and directly deploy the XAP file to it via Visual Studio (select Device instead of Emulator as deploy target)
Otherwise you can use the "Application Deployment" tool that comes with the Windows Phone SDK
Third you can upload it as a Beta Version to the Windows Phone Store which his is very uncommon way because if you have Windows Phone Store Account you can also unlock your phone...
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I want to install manually downloaded files from marketplace onto my windows phone 7,which do not have SD card. How can I do this?
You can't install manually downloaded XAP from the Windows Phone marketplace. This xap is encrypted and can be used only on Windows Phone device with SD card. Only marketplace on WP device can read sd card and will be able install apps from it.
There is no additional tools available that will allow you to install this xap.
What you can do is once you obtain the .XAP file which is the WP file format for apps, you can get the Windows Phone SDK which comes with all the Windows Phone developing tools and Application Deployment tool. This allows you to deploy any .XAP file onto your phone.
Getting the SDK is the only way as I'm not aware if the Application Deployment Tool comes standalone.
You can get the SDK Here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=27570
I develop the windows phone App. i want to give the .XAP file to run on their phone. but when send to it through email. he download and want to instal but its become error. give me some solution how to transfar one .XAP file to another mobile and install it.
In order for him to install .xap files that aren't from the Windows Phone Store, he would have to developer unlock his phone. Developer unlocking a phone requires a Windows Phone Store account subscription. If you have a subscription and the WP SDK, you can open up a program on your computer called Windows Phone Developer Registration and follow the directions there.
in android, we right click to our project, click export and get the apk.
For windows phone 8 , in visual studio 2012, how can i export my application into my desktop or somewhere ?
Anyone can help about it ?
Thanks !
For Windows Phone you get a XAP file instead of an APK file.
The XAP in the ARM Release ie- ..\<Project Folder>\Bin\ARM\Release\ should be submitted to the Windows Store or Deployed to Device. Windows Phone Devices uses ARM based processors.
To generate the output-
First Select Release from the Solution Configuration DropBox.
Then go to configuration manager and change the AnyCPU field to ARM.
Then Build the project.
To Run on Device-
Open Application Deployment(a program that is installed with the
Windows Phone SDK)
Select Target Device(Phone should be connected by USB and Unlocked.
For WP 7 you need Zune.)
Browse and Select the XAP file in the \Bin\ARM\Release\
Click Deploy Button
To Run on Emulator- (use AnyCPU Build Configuration)
Open Application Deployment(a program that is installed with the
Windows Phone SDK)
Select Target emulator.
Browse and Select the XAP file in the \Bin\x86\Release\
Click Deploy Button
Each time when you build you project - Visual Studio builds XAP file, which is actual package for uploading it to Windows Phone Store or deploying to the real device.
This may help Submit your app
After building your application with VS, If you want to deploy your app, simply go to your Windows SDK folder for instance C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0
and open XapDeploy.exe under *Tools\XAP Deployment*
search for your *.xap file which is in your bin project's folder (for instance C:\Users\user\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\HTML5App1\Bin\Debug)
when I implement trial experience in my windows phone silverlight app, I tested it on my device in DebugTrial mode, which I made recently, I want to ask that which XAP file to be upload to marketplace, either of Debug folder or of DebugTrial folder?
I'm developing an app for Windows Phone 7 mobile device. I've finished testing with the emulator and now I want to test on an actual phone. Does anyone know how I can upload the app to my phone?
I know that iPhone has a direct upload, Blackberry can install from any website.
How do I do this with Windows Phone 7?
Register your phone as a developer device using your link - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff769508(v=VS.92).aspx
If you're writing in Visual Studio, then choose Windows Phone 7 Device as the target instead of Emulator
If you've just got a XAP file (from the bin/debug or bin/release directory) then you can use the "Application Deployment" tool.