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This example explains how to deal with an incoming phone call or other interruption (e.g. alarm, alert, popup) in a Windows Phone app. Introduction When an application is running you may receive some interruption - for example an incoming phone call - which will partially or completely obscure...

This article shows how to implement session time out in a Windows Phone 7 app using a DispatcherTimer Introduction Sometimes it is a useful "security feature" close a login (or other) page if the user does not enter the required details within a specified time. This code example...

This article explains how to keep a specific UI element in view while we vertically scroll through the content on a Windows Phone page. Introduction Apps which allow the user to scroll through large amounts of content may find it useful to keep the page heading or title visible at the top, rather...

This article explains how two approaches for making the application title match that of standard Windows Phone apps. Introduction If you create a "Windows Phone Application" or a "Windows Phone Pivot Application" in Visual Studio the application title is not displayed as...

This article gives hints how to find the reason for problems localizing a Windows Phone App's title text. Introduction Localizing an app can be a rewarding but also a complicated task. MSDN has documentation on three different aspects of the localization: localizing the app resources...

This article explains how stop a FlipTile from flipping, by removing the back-content. Overview A FlipTile with any back-content will flip between the back and front at irregular intervals. The way to prevent the tile from flipping is to remove the back content of the tile - including the...

This article explains how to use the PopUp class to temporarily display content over another control. Introduction A pop-up is a graphical user interface ( GUI ) display area, usually a small window, that suddenly appears ("pops up") in the foreground of the visual interface. It...

Note: This is an entry in the Nokia Imaging and Big UI Wiki Competition 2013Q4 . This article explains about an alternative implementation of 9 patch images for windows phone. Introduction With the roll out of Windows phone update 3(GDR3), 1080p resolution have joined Lumia family...

This article shows a simple way to programmatically implement orientation lock in your Windows Phone application. Introduction Orientation lock is a feature, that enables you to keep your preferred screen orientation no matter in which position is currently the phone. There is currently no...

This article discusses how to handle the issues that may arise due to the multiple screen resolutions that are supported in Windows Phone 8. Available resolutions in WP8 Windows Phone 8 phones can have either of the two aspect ratios – 15:9 or 16:9, hence it is important to take care of screen...

This article explains how to use JQueryMobile to develop applications with Metro user experience. Targeted at web developers who want to build mobile apps. Introduction This document aims to give a brief introduction into developing mobile websites or mobile webapps, particularly with a native...

This article provides a library which saves the scroll position of ListView and ScrollViewer controls during tombstoning. Introduction One of the Windows Phone design guidelines is that page states should be saved when a running application is tasked-away from (for example by selecting the...

This article explains how to use Windows Phone 8 Live Tiles templates API. Windows Phone 8 has introduced new tile features such as multiple sizes, customizable, specific page navigation using secondary tile, static and dynamic updates etc. Introduction In simple terms, Tile is a shortcut...

The Nokia Lumia 1520 brings a new dimension into design of Windows Phone 8 applications. Large screens deserve dedicated design to display content in an even more beautiful way. Note: This is an entry in the Nokia Imaging and Big UI Wiki Competition 2013Q4 . How screens are growing...

This article demonstrates how to implement a ListBox and get the value of the selected list item. Introduction Listbox can be implemented in two ways : Using ListBoxItems Data Binding Generally ListBox is a kind of ItemControl together with ListPicker and other similar controls...

This article demonstrate how to create People Hub Tile using Custom Control in Windows Phone. Introduction In this article we will create People Hub Tile using Custom Control. If you are new to custom control I would encourage you to have a look to my last article for more details about...

This article demonstrate how to create Picture Rotator Hub Tile in Windows Phone. Introduction Hello friends, how are you doing these days? Recently I was exploring how to create Custom Controls, and during the course of creating Custom Control I went through some nice experience and want...

This article explains how to quickly modify the default Windows Phone progress bar to show a spinning image instead of running dots. Introduction In a Windows Phone app, there are lot of situations to show indeterminate progress bar. The most common case would probably be when an application...

Note: This is an entry in the Nokia Imaging and Big UI Wiki Competition 2013Q4 . This article proposes a new SemanticZoom control for Windows Phone 8. Introduction Big UI. Big screen. We all waited for it, for full HD resolution on our Windows Phone 8 devices. And now we have...

This article demonstrates how to include a splash screen and an extended splash screen for Windows Phone Apps. Introduction A Splash Screen is a screen that is displayed immediately when an app or game is started, and which typically displays app and/or company information. While displaying...

This article explains the Windows Silverlight app "circular navigation problem", and introduces the NonLinear Navigation Services library which can be used to overcome it. Introduction In the "standard" Windows Phone Silverlight application model, users move linearly...

This article explains how to create stop watch in Windows Phone. It extends the article: Implement Timer control in Windows Phone . Introduction This code example creates a simple stop watch which you can start and stop using the buttons Start Clock and Stop respectively. The example uses...

This article explains how to create a tabbed interface with a pivot-style animation. This sort of UI has been used in the official Twitter app and 6tag Instagram client on Windows Phone. Introduction The official Twitter app on Windows Phone uses an uncommon interface for Windows Phone ...

This article shows how to display the remaining number of characters that may be entered into a TextBox . Introduction Some applications need to limit the amount of text that can be entered into a TextBox - for example a messaging app should limit SMS messages to 160 characters. In these apps...

This article explains how to get and set the current theme background and accent colour. Introduction Windows Phone themes are very basic, consisting only of whether the background is light or dark (default), and an accent color. Windows Phone defines ten accent colors: magenta, purple, teal...