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Live tiles are the entry point of Microsoft Metro apps, and can be updated with information to display to the user in an easily digestible format.

Live tiles represent Metro apps in the Start screen. They are the primary method through which the user will launch Metro apps, but they can also surface information and notifications directly through the tile itself, making it a dynamic representation of apps even when they are not running.

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Win8 Metro UI & Small logo

In my program for Win8 Store i want to use a Small Logo on Live Tile. I set image uri into application manifest rebuild and launch it. But i don't see Small logo on tile in the bottom left-hand corner. I'm using next XML for creating the Live…
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Live Tile as item of GridView in Windows 8 store application in XAML C#

I want to create windows 8 store app GridView item as Live Tile item will update automatically can we do that same as Start menu tiles of Windows 8 in XAML C#?
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How to send ShellTileData instance in a push notification?

I want to send an IconicTileData instance as a push notification but instead of concating the next code snippet and give it as a request, I want to send an IconicTileData (derives from ShellTileData) without having to concat strings.
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Windows Store: SecondaryTile.Exists(tileId) - TileId seems to have some undocumented limitations?

Can anyone shed some light on the below? What are the exact rules for tileId. Length limit, character limits? Obviously looked here, but nothing: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/BR242183 Found this post, but nothing about length…
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Update live tile at fixed interval without having the app running

How can I update my app's live tile at a fixed interval, for example half a day, using JavaScript? Moreover, it has to be able to update even though the app itself is not running (like the weather app for example) EDIT: I want to update it locally…
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WP8 tile design

Can't figure out how do I prepare the images for the Iconic tile on WP8. The guide is here. My tile is very simple - no counter, no variable text. Just the image and the app title. So I should provide two image files - IconImage and SmallIconImage…
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Show a generated image on Live Tile

I create a custom image in my app (by capturing ink data for example) and then want to show the generated image on Live Tile. How can I do this?
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Iconic LiveTile push notification via php results in PayloadFormatError

Final EDIT working code (Huge thanks to Claus for taking time and solving it): class WindowsPhonePushDelay { const Immediate=0; const In450Sec=10; const In900Sec=20; } class WindowsPhonePushNotification { private $notif_url = ''; …
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Reset live tile to default

Should be straightforward still I can't find it. How can I remove all my live tile updates and revert back to the default tile from code?
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Detecting low memory devices

I'm trying to remove the option to enable live tile in my app for users running a low memory device (like the Nokia Lumia 610). I'm using the code below that I got from Microsoft but a few users running Lumia 800 and Focus i917 report that the live…
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Windows 8 Live Tiles Badge Image / Text

I've been following this example, and now have a working live tile. However, my tile displays with a small cross on the bottom left hand corner of the tile. In the example, this displays as a little truck. How is this set? I can't see where it…
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How to crop and resize an image for a LiveTile

I would like to be able to add an image to a live tile so that there is no stretching and the image looks normal. I am getting my images from the PhotoChooserTask, which contain images from the medialibrary. As of now I can successfully place an…
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How to load image from isolated storage for secondary tile

I am attempting to populate a secondary tile background with an image saved from the PhotoChooserTask, but for some reason I cannot accomplish this. I have referenced a lot of sites but I have not found the proper implementation. All I do is call…
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Jump to specific app context in Metro based on content of live tile?

I'm wondering if it is possible to jump to some specific app context or location based on the content of the live tile when it was clicked on. In other words, can some information be passed into the app on startup based on the state of the live…
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Live tile name song

I have a problem with a live tile. I would show in live tile the name of songs in a my app that generates sounds. I used in MainPage.xaml.cs: public MainPage() { InitializeComponent(); // Application Tile is always the first…
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