i have recently started to develop apps for Windows Phone 8 after Windows Phone 7, the problem is with creating tiles, i am trying to use the simplest type (iconic tiles) just like we used to do in Windows Phone 7 opened the images from the assets and edited them from there, and modified the app manifest to select the images, but the tile is still showing white blank, i have searched deeply but there does not seem to be any tutorial about this
Make sure you are setting your images to Build Type of Content and that they are actually being included in your xap.
For a complete discussion about Tiles start: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/hh202948(v=vs.105).aspx
Iconic Tiles cannot be colored. They are monochromatic. That is why you got blank white image. The only shape on transparent background is used by Windows Phone to show such kind of tiles.
To get colored Tile you have to use Flip Template for it.
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I need to customize the live tiles in windows phone 8. I need to edit its template according to my requirement. I need to put image and text on live tile according to my requirement. But I am not getting how I can do it?
Microsoft gives no room for customization in windows phone live tile. We need to use one of 3 provided templates: Flip Tile Template, Cycle Tile Template, or Iconic Tile Template. Each of them provides space where we can put image and text, but we can't alter the layout.
Possible, but not very convenient workaround is to put all customization in the image. Then you can use that image as background image for Flip Tile. If you don't provide anything for backside of the Tile, it won't flip, hence showing only your customized image.
Reference : http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/Live_Tile_Templates_in_Windows_Phone_8
I'm working on a Windows Phone 8 Project, and I'd like to move all the image files into the Assets folder. I can move all the tiles and icons to another folder and update their paths in the project's properties, but I can't seem to change the path of the SplashScreenImage.jpg file.
This question
seems to solve my problem for Windows Phone 7, but has this been updated in WP8?
Nope, still the same "problem", splash screens must be placed at root level. However, you can have several splash screens depending on the client's resolution. Check here for more tips on how to create splash screens for your WP apps.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/ff769511%28v=vs.105%29.aspx
I am developing an app which shows image and I want to provide important relevant information on the same image. Essentially, I want to create a flipping tile inside an app and later pin it to the start. Is it possible to have one?
Radcontrols Hubtile or Coding4Fun toolkit Hubtile is what you are looking for.
About creating secondary tiles on windows phone check this article.
In windows 8 when we build our application and check it in simulator then tiles are created in default shape of square , I want to have a rectangle tile for my application like the "video" tile on the start page . Is there a way i can manage this
Thanks
It just takes a few steps to do this:
Add a 310x150 pixel image to your project
Open your app's "Package.appxmanifest"
In the "Tile" section, set the "Wide logo" to point that image
The app will then use the wide tile by default when first installed, but keep in mind that the user can ultimately decide whether the wide or square tile is shown. (You can't control the choice programmatically - except I suppose by not offering a wide tile at all.)
For more, see:
Quickstart: Creating a default tile using the Microsoft Visual Studio manifest editor
Choosing your app images
DefaultTile
I just finished my first application for windows phone in C# Silverlight (for which I asked a lot of questions on this forum) and I just looked at the default images of the project and I noticed that I've never seen the image called background in my application using the emulator. What is it for???? Thanks!!!
p.s.
(I'm new to windows phone, that's why I ask a lot of questions!!!)
The Background.png image is the image used as the home screen tile, and that is why the default image size when you create a new project is 173x173 pixels!