Is there a way to launch windows 8 app from a desktop app? For e.g : In my desktop app I push some button, and my win8 app start(win8 app was in Suspend mode).
Yes, there is, using the PackageManager and IApplicationActivationManager API. See our metro-driver project for some sample code.
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I'm creating the Desktop app on Windows OS using Compose for Desktop.
My app will only run on the kiosk (a Windows OS running on Kiosk mode).
Therefore, I want to have a virtual keyboard for my app, I can see this one https://www.mindfusion.eu/virtual-keyboard-wpf.html support for WPF app and I want to have the virtual keyboard with customization supported just like that one.
I know that the Compose for Desktop is new. So, I want to know if we can create a virtual keyboard from the Compose for Desktop app?
Or is there anyone working on this?
I appreciate your support.
I am creating a Store Build for my UWP app. I would like the app to run automatically (without user intervention) once installed on end-user device. Is that possible? If so, how?
I’m afraid you can’t let the app run automatically after installation.
Currently, uwp doesn’t provide such api to do this. If you do want this feature, please feel free to submit your feature requirement with Windows Feedback Hub app.
I'm developing a windows phone app, suppose my app is running, user click start key, my app will bring to background, then next user long press back key, the task manager will be shown. My question is here: How can update the screenshots of my app when it was brought to background? I don't want expose anything of my app outside even in the task manager, could I do it? Thanks.
How can update the screenshots of my app when it was brought to background?
You cannot. And it's not a task manager, but a "fast app switch", allowing the user to easy swap between applications. The screenshot you see, will be the last screen of your application when it was in the foreground.
And your application will not be running in the background.
No - you cannot change the image shown in the app switching UI. This is built in OS functionality.
I saw using IPhone or Android, it is possible to add a website to the desktop or start screen and this will make this website work as a native app which will open without the browser frame.
Is that possible using Windows Phone and how?
No.
You can pin a website to your howe screen but htis will open in Interenet Explorer when launched
I know that on the iPhone you can register a URL prefix such as myapp://blah which, when opened in safari, will open up your application.
Is there anything like this for Windows Phone 7?
Unfortunately not, applications can only be launched by the user from the application list or home screen. I suspect that the hooks are there in the operating system because the YouTube application is launched when attempting to view a video on the YouTube website from the browser and the user is prompted to install the app if they haven't already got it installed. But unfortunately, this approach isn't publicly available.
You may give Receive Push Notifications in an Application for Windows Phone http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402556%28v=VS.92%29.aspx a try.