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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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Windows Phone 8.1 How to programatically create a tile with specified template

I'm trying to figure out how to create programatically a tile with specified template (TileSquare150x150Text03)? I tried to follow these guides link , MSDN and a few similiar, but wherever I paste < tile> ... < /tile > markup (e.g. in page or app…
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LiveTile for Win8.1 Not Working When Purchased from Store

When I deploy my app SecretSanta from the Store the LiveTile does not work. It also does not work if I deploy the app as a sideload. The LiveTile does work if I deploy using Visual Studio (Debug or Release Mode). How can I debug this? How can I…
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Tiles not showing up properly in WP8.1 Silverlight app

I recently converted my Windows Phone 8.0 app to Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight (not universal). Afterwards I changed the Notification Service to WNS because I want to use its benefits. With changing this I have to specify my tile logos in the new…
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How to change tile title with new Live Tile templates in Windows Phone 8.1 Universal app?

Right now, I'm generating custom tiles for my app. But I'd like to change the title of the tile as well, being dynamically (e.g., I can show the current location). In WP8 you were able to set the Title and the BackTitle, but these parameters seems…
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Update LiveTile from Background Task WP8.1

I cannot update manually pinned tile from Background Task. var updater = TileUpdateManager.CreateTileUpdaterForApplication(); updater.EnableNotificationQueue(true); updater.Clear(); XmlDocument tileXml =…
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How to programatically create a tile in Windows Phone 8.1?

In Windows Phone 8 I was able to create a Shell Tile with the following: StandardTileData newTileData = new StandardTileData { BackgroundImage = new Uri("/Images/my_tile_medium.png", UriKind.Relative), Title = "My Tile Title", BackTitle…
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How do you rewrite Azure image URLs with data from the query string

I have an Azure website hosting a set of images I use for Live Tiles in a Windows Phone app The Live Tile image request encodes scale (and other) data in the URL something like this (I think, there is a terrible lack of documentation on…
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Live Tile with different sizes

How can I add different tile sizes to my live tile in windows 8.1 application? Now I add my live tile for the size 150x310 px like this: var updater = TileUpdateManager.CreateTileUpdaterForApplication(); updater.EnableNotificationQueue( true…
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How can I remove live tile title in a Windows Phone 8.1 application?

I'm building a wide live tile using TileWide310x150Image template in a BackgroundTask, which should show only a wide image, no text or else. This is the template I'm using:
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How to debug Local Tile Update?

I'm working on my app and i have added a tile update functionality but how to check for its working? Is there any way to check or debug it. I'm using the below code for tile update createTileData(); App.dayWordUpdate = new…
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Live tiles with 5 images in cycle

I know how to show a simple Live Tile in a Windows Store App. I used to charge an XmlTemplate string choosing certain width. But, I've seen that there some apps that show like 5 different live tiles. By example, Photos app show 5 images in cycle and…
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WP8 Cycletile - Rendering Image and text into Writable BitmapImage

Im currently trying to implement a CycleTile within a scheduled task agent. I need Large-Tile-Images like this: (image on the left side, custom Background, text on the right side) http://s7.directupload.net/file/d/3361/54hbvlby_png.htm I think I…
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How does the Calendar app on Windows Phone update its live tile even with the battery saver on?

I am trying to develop a simple calendar app with a live tile but in battery saver mode the background agent won't run and I can't have the live tile updated with the current day and day of week. I noticed that the Calendar (1st party app) does not…
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Windows Phone 8 - Small Cycle Template Live Tile (159x159)

I am trying to add a small cycle template live tiles to an app. In the documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/hh202948(v=vs.105).aspx#BKMK_WhatyoucandowithTiles and…
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Delphi Windows 8 Live Tile App: Unable to Deploy a Tile

Delphi Live Tile for Windows 8: To create a Live Tile application you have to place a Live Tile component on a Metropolis form, enter the name of a certificate that you have created and the publisher of that certificate. Then you have to update the…
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