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This article explains how to connect Windows Phone to DropBox cloud service using SharpBox Introduction SharpBox is an open source project that provides access to Dropbox cloud services on Windows Phone. This article covers basic functionality of Sharpbox library: how to use it and how to wrap...

URI schemes can be used in many different use cases, and this document solely concentrates on their usage with URI Scheme launcher within Windows phone (8). Introduction You can design your own URI Scheme and register it in and application. Another application can use the URI scheme protocol...

This article explains how to deserialize an XML response to a Data class Introduction In a previous article I explained the steps to create a data class for an XML response. This data class will be used to de serialize (parse & fill the values of properties) an XML response. ...

This article explains how to change the Lock screen image of Windows Phone 8 using application that can be set in Lock screen setting. Going further, this article also explains how we can change the lock screen periodically with new image which can located on app folder or over internet. We will also...

This article explains how to compile and use the SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE) with Windows Phone 8. Introduction The SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE) is an add-on to the public domain version of SQLite that allows an app to transparently read and write encrypted database files. ...

This article gives some examples for value converters that can be used in different scenarios in Windows Phone apps. Introduction Value converters ( IValueConverter Interface ) are a versatile instrument helping in data binding scenarios on the Windows Phone (and Windows 8 Modern UI or WPF...

This article explains how bind data objects in code to objects declared in your Windows Phone app's XAML UI. Introduction Windows Phone apps typically define their UI declaratively using XAML (in Expression Blend). While some UI component values may be hardcoded in XAML, many will be provided...

Introduction This article demonstrates how to import data from an Excel file into Azure Mobile Services so that it can be used by your app. We assume you have an existing service, perhaps created by following this guide: Azure Mobile Services on Windows Phone . Tools In order to import...

This article explains how to work with Windows Azure Blob Storage using its REST API, allowing access to images or other files that can be accessed from anywhere in the world via HTTP or HTTPS. Introduction Windows Azure Blob Storage is a web service for storing large amounts of unstructured...

This article explains how to encrypt and decrypt data using RSA algorithm in Windows Phone . Note: This is a community entry in the Windows Phone 8 Wiki Competition 2012Q4 . Introduction This article explains how to use RSA algorithm to encrypt and decrypt data. ...

This article shows how to use the Optical Reader Library. It explains both how to integrate the Optical Reader Task into a Windows Phone 8 app in order to read QR and other barcodes, and how to extend the library to support other processors for image enhancement and decoding. Table of Contents Introduction...

This article describes how to create a WP8-application in which the user hunts NFC tags as treasures using a Nokia Maps -map element as help. Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Creating a New Visual Studio Project, Adding Project Assets and Modifying the XAML Modifying the XAML Adding Map Device...

This article explains how to auto scroll a large image in sync with large text. Introduction Sometimes you have a page that contains both a large image and a lot of text. The best UI would be to display both, but there simply isn't enough room on the screen. The temptation is to crop the...

This article explains how to change style of the default Windows Phone 8 Slider control to show Minimum , Maximum and current Value property values Introduction The Slider control in Windows Phone controls library lets user change a value in a certain range, but doesn't provide her with...

Overview The MVVM Light Toolkit is a set of components to help people use the MVVM pattern (it may be used in all XAML/C# frameworks). This article shows how to install the nuget package for the MVVM Light Toolkit to a particular project. There are other more general installation instructions...

This article explains how to re-template the ToggleSwitch from the Windows Phone Toolkit so that it displays correctly on a solid colour background. Introduction One of the most popular controls contained in the Windows Phone Toolkit is the ToggleSwitch . While this control looks good on the...

This article shows how to use AutoCompleteBox , a Windows Phone control that provides a text box for user input and a drop-down that contains possible matches based on the input in the text box. Pre-requisites The AutoCompleteBox is defined in the Silverlight Toolkit, whose most recent...

This Multi-Touch Vista project on codeplex provides a Windows service which emulates a touch screen, with multiple touch points. You can use this service to test multi-touch apps even if you don't have a device. To install this service, follow the steps from the download page . Alternatively...

This code example shows how display message boxes in your app using MessageBoxService from the Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit . Introduction The Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit delivers a set of useful and powerful MVVM -compatible tools and services to help developers build Silverlight...

This code example shows how to use the navigation service (NavigationService) provided by Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit . Introduction The Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit delivers a set of useful and powerful MVVM -compatible tools and services to help developers build Silverlight applications...

This article explains how to creating and using a hosted server for backing up Windows Phone app data. Table of Contents Introduction Implementing the service on your server Implementing the client code to send your data References Downloads Credits: Introduction There are some use cases...

This article shows how to get the device extended properties using DeviceExtendedPropertiesService from the Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit . Introduction The Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit delivers a set of useful and powerful MVVM -compatible tools and services to help developers build...

This samples has the goal to show how to use Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit Media Library - FMRadioService. Introduction The Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit delivers a set of useful and powerful MVVM -compatible tools and services to help developers build Silverlight applications for Windows...

This samples has the goal to show how to use Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit Media Library - MediaLibraryService. Introduction The Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit delivers a set of useful and powerful MVVM -compatible tools and services to help developers build Silverlight applications...

This article shows how to obtain an anonymous identifier for the user of the device with UserExtendedPropertiesService from the Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit . Introduction The Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit delivers a set of useful and powerful MVVM -compatible tools and services to...