I want to make a contact manager as I think the Windows 7 Phone is lacking a bit. I got to thinking though about a potential problem.
Right now if someone calls me and I have them in my contacts list their name will show up and I will know who they are.
I am wondering if I will be able to hook up the caller id to check out my contact list as well to see if the phone number exists in the phone.
Does anyone know if this is possible?
This is not possible neither in Windows Phone 7.x nor in Windows Phone 8. You cannot write service apps i.e. the applications that stay in the background and watch for some system events, nor replace built in applications or responses.
Sadly, this is a great limitation currently and I hope it will be overturned in the next version of OS.
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My Windows App reject by the Following reason:
Depending on the underlying cause of the issue encountered, the following resources may provide useful guidance to resolve:
• "Product ID": Avoid hard-coded logic based on the original Product ID. If your application design requires using logic based on a Product
ID, use the Windows Phone Store assigned non-volatile Product ID instead
Data for Windows Phone | Installation folder": Don’t write to the InstalledLocation folder in your production application release
submitted for certification (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/ff402541(v=vs.105).aspx)
Capability Detection": Double check that the capabilities required by your application are declared correctly. You can do this by running
the Windows Phone Capability Detection Tool, as described at How to: Use the Windows Phone Capability Detection Tool
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg180730.aspx).
Note: But My app working in my windows phone(Nokia Lumia 510) and Emulator.
I have totally confused what mistake i done in My Application.
Please give a suggestion. I am wating for all reply
Try testing on Windows Phone 8. There's been a few API changes in Windows Phone 8, which may result in failure on some functions, which works well in Windows Phone 7.
Most likely the issue is #3 - you're using a capability (data, location, etc) and not declaring it. Your app will still work in the emulator in this case, but will fail certification. Use the tool they mentioned to test this - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg180730.aspx
From what I've seen Windows phone 7 couldn't call other applications form inside your application. Is this still the case?
Just wanting to call another application from inside my application? is this possible and if so, can someone point me in the right direction?
Much appreciated for any help.
As of Windows Phone 7.8, inter-app communication is still unavailable. It's also unlikely to be introduced in a future 7.x version.
In Windows Phone 8, you can add a Extensions/Protocol element to your WMAppManifest to reserve a URI prefix that can then be launched from another app using the Launcher class.
For more information, see MSDN:
Auto-launching apps using file and URI associations for Windows Phone 8
Now that the 7.8 update is coming to WP7.x devices, how can I handle the multiple tile sizes an app can offer?
What changes do I need to do in the AppManifest?
The SDK can be downloaded from here. Please help as I am not able to find a good resource till now.
Have a look at this blog post, it describes the changes, and references a MSDN article on how to set that up.
Another option is to use a CodePlex project called MangoPollo.
Mangopollo will allow you to easily take advantage of new windows phone tiles (cyclic, flip, iconic) if your application is run from a Windows Phone 7.8 or 8 as well as new launchers if your application is run from a Windows Phone 8 while remaining compatible with windows phone 7.
How to get above information programatically in wp7?.please tell me idea on this....
There is no API for that, sorry. Applications in Windows Phone 7 are built in a way which forbids you to get this kind of system level information.
is it possible to get a list of all installed application on windows 7 phone?
Till now I didn't find any API that I can use.
I know this is possible on android , and it seams weird that you cant do it on windows windows 7 phone.
This is not possible.
There is a personal data information issue with this information being available. i.e. You could infer/gather information about people based on the apps they have installed. Users may not want you to know what apps they have installed for personal or other reasons.
If you want to track whether a users has installed any of your other apps (maybe so you don't cross promote apps they've already installed) you will have to do this by having each app report it's usage (installation) to a central server along with the device/user id (ANID) and then determine whcih apps have been installed.