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Windows Phone Store

Windows_Store_blue_logo (2011-2015).svg
Other names Windows Phone Marketplace
Developer(s) Microsoft Corporation
Initial release October 21, 2010; 12 years ago
Operating system Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 8.1
Windows 10 Mobile
Successor Microsoft Store
Type App store
License Proprietary
Website www.microsoft.com/store/apps/windows-phone

Windows Phone Store (originally known as Windows Phone Marketplace) is an app store platform, developed by Microsoft Corporation for Windows Phone letting users installing various apps on their device. It initially launched with Windows Phone 7 in October 2010. With the rollout of Windows Phone 7.5, Microsoft unveiled the online Marketplace that offers over the air installation of apps. In August 2012, Microsoft renamed Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store. In 2015, Microsoft announced that Windows Phone Store would be killed out and replaced by Windows Store which would act as a unified store for all Windows-powered devices. This process was complemented by the Apps on Windows website, an interim solution before the unified Windows Store.[1]

Pricing and features[edit]

Windows Phone Store supported credit card purchases, operator billing, and ad-supported content. The store also featured a «try-before-you-buy» option, where the user had an option to download a trial or demo for a commercial app.[2] Other features are said to be similar to Windows Phone Store’s predecessor, Windows Marketplace for Mobile. The Windows Phone Store had 61 categories split up into 16 main categories and 25 sub-categories. Apps could only be placed in one category. Windows Phone Store also featured downloads for 3D games that will have integrated Xbox Live connectivity and features. The ability to download a XAP file to a computer was also present, allowing a user to install an app from their SD card if no internet access was available.

Developers had to pay an annual subscription fee of $99 to become an App Hub member and submit apps to the Windows Phone Store. This, according to Todd Brix, the General Manager for Windows Phone Apps and Store team, was on an ongoing promotion at $19.[3] There was a limit of 100 free submissions for free apps; thereafter, there was a fee of $19.99 per submission for free apps.[4] Developers could also choose to work with OEMs to deploy their apps; this would allow apps to be preinstalled on Windows Phone devices or be exclusive to that specific OEM’s products.[5] This process was used by Microsoft Mobile (formerly Nokia) for apps specific to Lumia devices (including Lumia Camera, HERE Maps, and MixRadio). OEM-exclusive apps were deployed and available to end-users in a separate channel available only on OEM-specific hardware. Most Windows Phone OEMs have a category, such as «Lumia Collection» (formerly «Nokia Collection»), «Samsung Zone», «HTC Apps» and «Huawei Selected» for this purpose.[6]

A user could download games and apps from the Windows Phone Store; if an Xbox live account is enabled, the store could be accessed remotely from the phone itself. Microsoft had lined up a wide range of popular games to be available from the launch of Windows Phone 7.[7] Also at Gamescom, Microsoft unveiled more than 50 premium Windows Phone 7 games and apps[8] that used the Xbox Live mobile connection.

Windows Phone Store grew swiftly since its launch and by February 2012, it had outgrown Blackberry App World with 70,000 apps available (a milestone that Blackberry App World passed in March 2012). In June 2012, after 20 months, Windows Phone Marketplace has reached 100,000 apps. The growth to achieve 100,000 apps was faster than Android with 24 months, but slower than iOS with 16 months.[9] The number ramped up to 150,000 in December 2012, followed by 200,000 in December 2013.[10] Windows Phone Store contained more than 300,000 apps in August 2014.[10]

Content restrictions[edit]

Apps in Windows Phone Store are subjected to a content policy, which exists to guide app developers, and to facilitate a restriction or banning of certain content.[11] Examples of restricted or banned content include pornography, promotion of violence, discrimination, hate, or the usage of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Suggestions or depictions of prostitution, sexual fetishes, or generally anything that «a reasonable person would consider to be adult or borderline adult content» are forbidden from the marketplace, even after the unification with Windows Store.[11][12][unreliable source?]

Windows Phone 7 SDK[edit]

AppHub

Windows Phone 7 development is based on Silverlight, XNA, and the .NET Compact Framework.[13][14] The primary tools used for development are Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend.[14] Excluding unlocked developer devices, Windows Phone 7 only runs mobile apps that have first been approved by Microsoft and are only available via Windows Phone Store.[15] Developers earn 70% of their app revenue and can include an advertising model built into their apps. However, in some countries,[which?] the share is only 56.1% when the customer purchases with methods covered by the Commerce Expansion Adjustment.[16] Students can submit apps free of charge through the DreamSpark program.[17]

Windows Phone 8 SDK[edit]

Apps for Windows Phone 8 can be developed either in native code or managed code, using Visual C#, Visual Basic .NET and Visual C++. Microsoft has deprecated XNA in favor of DirectX for Windows Runtime.[18] The phone emulator in the SDK is also changed to use Hyper-V, which requires at least Windows 8 Pro or Windows Server 2012, in addition to hardware-assisted virtualization. A subset of Windows Runtime objects allow code reuse on Windows 8 and later. A subset of the traditional Windows API is also available. Finally, use of third-party frameworks such as Unity is also supported. For a time, developers could develop Windows Phone 7 apps using the Windows 7 SDK and they would still be compatible with Windows Phone 8.

Windows Phone App Studio[edit]

Windows Phone App Studio was a one stop source for rapid app building for Windows Phone. With a couple of configuration steps (complying with «separation of concerns»), users can generate a production-ready app for Windows Store. Once all the configuration and look and feel is set, this online studio let you publish the app directly to Windows Phone Store. Windows Phone App Studio makes it significantly easy for non-developers to publish homebrew or small business apps without indulging them in source code or hiring a developer, it can be leveraged as a starting point for professional developers for boilerplate code generation. Once all the configuration is made, in addition to publishing the app, the user can actually download the Visual Studio project for advanced editing. This opens a new paradigm for rapid development, where the developers get initial assertion from clients in the form of readymade prototype code. The service is free of cost and requires the user to sign in with Microsoft Account. Windows Phone App Studio was later renamed to Windows App Studio which serves as a unified app studio across all Windows devices.

Merger with Windows Store[edit]

In Q2 2015, Microsoft launched Windows 10 Mobile, at which point Windows Phone Store was merged with Windows Store.[1]

See also[edit]

  • List of digital distribution platforms for mobile devices
  • Groove Music
  • Movies & TV

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Allison, Michael (July 17, 2015). «(Update: It’s not the new unified Windows Store) Microsoft’s universal app store for Windows 10 goes live on the web». Windows Mobile PowerUser.
  2. ^ Engadget.com
  3. ^ Brix, Todd. «Microsoft extends Windows Phone Dev Center $19 fee so you can get your app published». Microsoft. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. ^ «App Hub — Windows Phone and Xbox 360». Microsoft. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  5. ^ «Working with OEMs». Windows Dev Center. Microsoft. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  6. ^ Edmonds, Rich (April 17, 2013). «Browse and install OEM apps from the Windows Phone web store». Windows Phone Central.
  7. ^ «10 Best Windows Phone 7 Games We Can’t Wait To Play». October 11, 2010.
  8. ^ «Xbox Live Games For Windows Phone 7». Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  9. ^ «Windows Phone Reaches The 100,000 Application Milestone». Forbes. June 5, 2012.
  10. ^ a b «Windows Phone Store hits more than 300,000 apps». CNET. August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  11. ^ a b «Windows Phone Marketplace — Content policies». Microsoft. March 22, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  12. ^ «Microsoft rejects porn, iPad protesters fake it». The Register. June 11, 2010.
  13. ^ «Microsoft’s new pitch: ‘Every .Net developer just became a Windows Phone developer’«. ZDNet. February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  14. ^ a b «Windows Phone 7 Series has everything to succeed». MobileTechWorld. February 22, 2010. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  15. ^ «Windows Phone 7 Apps Must Be Microsoft Approved». InformationWeek. March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  16. ^ «Microsoft Developer».
  17. ^ Windowsteamblog.com
  18. ^ «Microsoft to cease development on XNA, DirectX to remain». Microsoft. Retrieved February 4, 2012.

External links[edit]

  • Official website
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Служба поддержки Microsoft сообщила, что магазин приложений Windows Phone Store официально закрывается 16 декабря. После этого пользователи не смогут загружать новые приложения на свои устройства под управлением Windows Phone 8.1.

Таким образом, пользователи могут столкнуться с ухудшением функциональности установленных приложений.

Корпорация порекомендовала обновиться до Windows 10 Mobile.

Обновление доступно 17 моделям Lumia, в том числе Microsoft Lumia 430, Microsoft Lumia 435, Microsoft Lumia 532, Microsoft Lumia 535, Microsoft Lumia 540, Nokia Lumia 635 (версия с 1 ГБ ОЗУ), Nokia Lumia 636, Nokia Lumia 638, Microsoft Lumia 640, Microsoft Lumia 640 XL, Nokia Lumia 730, Nokia Lumia 735, Nokia Lumia 830, Nokia Lumia 929, Nokia Lumia Icon, Nokia Lumia 930, и Nokia Lumia 1520.

Microsoft 10 декабря прекратит также поддержку Windows 10 Mobile, но доступ к магазину приложений будет открыт еще какое-то время. Microsoft рекомендовала перейти на гаджеты под управлением Android или iOS.

Сообщалось, что Microsoft вкладывает все больше ресурсов в Android в качестве основной мобильной платформы. Приложение «Ваш телефон» является частью функции Microsoft Continue on PC, которая позволяет работать с устройством Android или iOS на Windows 10 и получить доступ к содержимому его телефона прямо на компьютере. Впервые эта функция появилась в Windows 10 Fall Creators Update в октябре 2017 года, и с тех пор Microsoft расширяет ее.

Стоит отметить, что информация о скорой «смерти» Windows Phone 8.1 стала распространяться вскоре после выхода смартфона Microsoft, который работает под управлением Android.

Сатья Наделла, генеральный директор Microsoft сообщил, что Windows больше не является приоритетом для корпорации. Вместо этого она сосредоточится на разработке новых и развитии существующих сервисов и приложений. Windows же перестала быть приоритетом, так как работает на десктопных ПК и ноутбуках, тогда как для современных пользователей все большее значение приобретают мобильные устройства.

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Every smartphone user needs or wants 3rd party apps on their devices. Three (3) different ways to download apps on a Windows Phone (Windows 10 Mobile too). 

Like all smartphone operating systems, Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile need apps. While every smartphone comes with pre-installed apps, we all want to be able to add functionality to our devices via 3rd party apps.

To download apps to your Windows Phone device is a straightforward process via the Windows 10 Mobile apps store, but there are other ways to get apps on your phone, just in case something goes wrong. Here are all the ways to go about it.

How to download apps on a Windows phone or Windows 10 mobile smartphone
The Windows 10 Mobile apps store is the official source of applications for Windows-powered handhelds.

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We start with the direct approach – how to download apps on a Windows phone via the app store

  1. On your phone’s Start screen, scroll down to ‘Marketplace’ (later renamed Microsoft store)..
  2. Locate the search button placed at the top of the screen and enter the name of the app you want e.g. Photoshop, or what the app does .e.g image editor
  3. Select the app to open its details page.
  4. Select Install.
  5. The app will ask for permission to access some of the information and functions in your phone. Tap Allow.
  6. The download will begin and the app will be installed right after.

Once the download completes, you are good to go.

How to download apps on a Windows phone or Windows 10 mobile smartphone

How to download apps on a Windows Phone 8 device without using the app store

If you need to download apps to a smartphone running Windows Phone 8, or higher, and it has an SD card slot, you will be able to .xap files to install manually. XAP files are native Windows Phone app format. Here is how to go about it:

  1. On your smartphone’s web browser, go to http://www.windowsphone.com/
  2. Locate the search button placed at the top of the screen and enter the name of the app you want e.g. Photoshop, or what the app does .e.g image editor
  3. Select the app to open its details page.
  4. Click the Download and install manually link down the bottom-left of the page.
  5. Copy the downloaded .xap file to root path your SD card.
  6. Reboot your phone and wait for 1-2 minutes.
  7. Open the store app on your phone and then tap SD card.
  8. Select the applications that you want to install.

This method is important because the Windows Phone 8.1 app store was shut down in December 2019, so this is perhaps the only way to get apps on them now. The limitation with this method is that you need a Developer Account for it to work.

Microsoft Store on Windows 10 Mobile

How to download apps on a Windows 10 Mobile device using a Web browser

If you own a Windows 10 Mobile smartphone, you can also install apps to it using a Web browser. This one does not require a Developer Account, but you will need to sign in to your Microsoft account..

  1. On your smartphone’s web browser, go to http://www.windowsphone.com/
  2. Locate the search button placed at the top of the screen and enter the name of the app you want e.g. Photoshop, or what the app does .e.g image editor
  3. Select the app to open its details page
  4. Tap on the Get the app button
  5. Next, you will see a Get button. Tap on it.
  6. You might be required to sign in with your Microsoft account. If so, sign in with your username and password
  7. Wait for your app to download and install.

Once the installation is completed, you can launch the app to use it.

Windows 10 Mobile apps are on a life line

The Windows 10 Mobile app store is still alive, delivering updates to Microsoft’s own suite of productivity apps – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. However, it will likely be shut down in January 2021, when support for those apps end.

No new apps are being developed or accepted for Windows 10 Mobile any more, and all support for the platform, including security updates, hotfixes, ended in December 2019. Effectively, Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile are dead, and you should be looking to switch to an Android smartphone or iPhone at this point.

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If you’ve still got a Lumia smartphone running on unsupported Windows Phone 8.1, you’ll soon no longer have an official Microsoft store to download apps.

Mobility

It’s the latest chapter in Microsoft’s long and slow wind-down of Windows Phone 8.1 and comes as Microsoft marches ahead with the Android Your Phone app, an Office Mobile app bundle, and its forthcoming Android-based dual-screen Duo smartphone. 

In a recent update to its support page, Microsoft announced it will shut the Windows Phone 8.1 Store on December 16. News of its impending closure was first reported by Softpedia.

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Ahead of the closure, Microsoft is advising users to go the Windows Phone 8.1 store and download all apps they might still want. And it warns that users won’t be able to reinstall apps if they’ve removed them or perform a device reset, which results in apps being uninstalled. 

It also warns that apps users do download could be degraded since updates are no longer available via the store.    

Microsoft stopped accepting new apps for Windows Phone 8.1 on the store in October last year. As of July this year it stopped apps distributing updates to devices on Windows Phone 8.1.  

Some Lumia devices can continue to limp on by upgrading to Windows 10 Mobile, but support for that also ends on December 10, meaning no more free hot fixes or security updates. But at least the store remains open for now. 

Microsoft lists 17 Nokia Lumia devices that can upgrade to Windows 10, including the low-end Lumia 430 and flagships like the six-inch Lumia 1520 from 2013.     

In January when Microsoft announced Windows 10 Mobile end of life, the company also recommended that existing customers move to a supported Android or iOS device.    

At least once Microsoft releases the Surface Duo next year, it will be among the choices that remaining Windows 10 Mobile users can move to too. And if ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley is right, Duo users should get the Office Mobile experience out of the box.

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