Zune Multimedia Management Software
The Windows Phone can be connected to a computer using the Zune software. It provides the ability to manage multimedia content and transfer it from the computer to the phone and back. The Zune software can also update the Windows Phone firmware to new versions. Zune is also the link between the Visual Studio design environment and the phone itself.
Programs can use multimedia content downloaded to the phone through the Zune software. Programs can download images and play music and videos stored in the phone. You can also create music programs that run in the background along with other running programs.
Windows Live and Xbox Live Services
A Windows Phone owner can register a phone with a Windows Live account. If the Windows Live account is associated with an Xbox Live account, the game profile is imported to the device, and users can participate in mobile games using the same ID as the console.
Bing Maps
The phone contains hardware that allows it to determine its location. The Microsoft Bing card service provides maps that cover most of the land. The Windows Phone program can use a network connection to contact the Bing card service and download maps and views from the air. With Silverlight, you can control the display of maps, which allows programs to use the location mapping.
Windows Notification Services
Although the phone uses various technologies to connect to the network, there are times when the phone can not connect to the network. Windows Phone provides a notification service that allows programs to receive notifications from the network, even when programs are not active. Notifications are saved and managed by the notification service, which buffers them if the phone is not connected to the network when a notification is received.
For example, the sales system should inform the customer when the reserved product will be available. The order application on the phone can register with the notification service, and then the warehouse management server can use the notification server to inform the customer about the availability of the product. This system can also be used in games if one player wants to send an invitation to play to another player.
Executing programs in Windows Phone
Switching Windows Phone applications
The screen of the mobile device is not large enough to display two programs at the same time, so there is no need to run several programs at the same time. Therefore, instead of the simultaneous operation of several applications in Windows Phone, the mechanism for switching applications is implemented.
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When the user launches the application, the phone does not execute any other application. The applications started at this moment stop their work and wait for their turn. In this case, the user can quickly switch between active applications.
It should be noted that at any time the program can interrupt its work and free up system resources for another program. If the user calls the stopped application again, it must continue from the same location.
The Windows Phone operating system uses "fast application switching" technology when an application is stored in memory while it is waiting for its call. In this situation, the program remains intact the whole area of memory and resources until the program resumes work. Because application space is limited, the application will be removed from memory if there is no more memory available. An application that needs to be loaded back into memory will take a little longer to resume.
Development of applications for Windows Phone
Applications for Windows Phone are created in exactly the same way as applications for desktop computers running Windows. To do this, use the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) of Visual Studio. You can debug a program running on a Windows Phone device as easily as a program for a computer. You can also create solutions that share components of the desktop system, Windows Phone, and even the Xbox platform.
Windows Phone Emulator
The Windows Phone design environment includes an emulator that allows you to use Windows Phone functions directly on the desktop. If you have a computer that supports multi-touch input, you can use this function in the emulator to verify the correct handling of multi-touch gestures in your Windows Phone programs.
The emulator is a software copy of a Windows Phone device that behaves like a real phone. In this case, the programs running in the emulator use the power of the computer, which can be much more than the processor of the phone.
The emulator allows you to check the reaction of programs to move and rotate the "virtual" phone on the computer screen. You can also pre-record a sequence of movements, which will allow you to perform repeated tests using the same movements or gestures.
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You can also emulate the location. You can select on the map the desired "location" of the phone's emulator. You can also enter paths to move the phone and then play them - so you can create trips to test applications to locate.
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