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
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Is there any way to specify different tile images for different Windows Phone OS versions.
For example, for WP8 i need to have a non-transparent tile image, and for WP8.1 I need to have a transparent tile image, but this needs to be available without first time opening the app in case the user wants to pin the app to the start screen immediately after install.
I guess the only way to accomplish that is to submit two separate files to the Windows Phone Store.
In the first file you define the non-transparent tile image and target that XAP file only for WP8.0 devices.
Then you would generate a second XAP where you have your transparent tiles. You submit that second XAP to the store and target only WP8.1 devices for that XAP.
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 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.
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.
Is it possible in visual studio for windows phone / C# that we can configure the application tile only.
That is ..
No Maain Page.xaml or anything.
The tile will keep on changing its background with every second of time.
Or on clicking it just a phone function will be Activated/Deactivated. (eg Bluetooth)
Please Help,
Thank you.
No this is not possible.
Tiles always open a specific page in your app. if you leave the page the default page will be opened.
Also changing the background or updating the tile can be done in a background agent at a maximum amount of once every 30 minutes.
More info on live tiles
Take a look at the "Connectivity shortcuts" app in the marketplace. they do link to specific settings screens but they can not switch the value by clicking it.