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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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CycleTile puts a shadow on my images windows phone

I'm trying to make some tasty live tile action for my windows phone 8 app. I've chosen to use the Cycle Tile template for some awesome gliding images but there is a problem: Microsoft seem to have kindly added a grey translucent filter to all the…
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What is the correct font style for Windows Phone 8 live tile content?

I am creating custom secondary flip tile for a Windows phone 8 app by generating front and back images as backgrounds. In order to maintain control over the length and font size displayed text labels i am rendering them as part of the background…
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How do I create a WP8 Live Tile with a custom layout?

I'm looking to create a Live Tile which is similar to the Iconic tile but allows me to use a custom Count value (i.e. non-integer string). The closest I've come is that I must create the contents using a bitmap and then use that image as the tile.…
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Choosing right live tile type

I'm a bit confused about what kind of tile I should choose to make my scenario work. Scenario is as follows: my application supports small and medium tiles. By default in both these modes it shows an app icon on transparent background but user can…
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Why is TileUpdater.StartPeriodicUpdate not behaving as expected?

I've got a windows store app, and I'm setting it up to periodically update the tile. Originally, I set it to use StartPeriodicUpdate(Uri, PeriodicUpdateRecurrence) but it didn't seem to be updating, and because the minimum recurrence is HalfHour, I…
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Windows phone live tile

I want make live tile like picture.How can i do this ?
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Can I create my own Live Tile XML template?

I am currently developing the live tile functionality for our sparkling new Windows 8 app. However, I've gotten some pretty specific designs for this live tile, and there isn't any of the tile templates that can be tweaked to make it look like it…
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rendering usercontrol live tile windows phone

Looks like I managed to solve it by calling UpdateLayout on my usercontrol before and after each measure and arrange calls, working good so far. if anyone has another solution please let me know I have a problem similar to the one in this post and…
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Live tile sometimes doesn't show local generated image, but does when its re-pinned?

I'm having a strange problem. I generate my live tile images in the BackgroundTask based on weather information. Sometimes I see that the image is being generated, but the tile only shows its background color and not the image (for instance, the…
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How do I avoid an error when trying to create multiple live tiles using the Windows Phone ShellTile API?

Starting off with the example here, I created an app to pin multiple tiles to the Start screen. When I pin the first tile, I have no issues. However, when I return to the app (via the app list or the back key), and click on a second image to pin the…
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Why is identifier for secondary tile invalid?

I am trying to update a Windows 8 secondary tile directly using XML. However, I keep getting an exception that the identifier for the tile I pinned is invalid. I even tried pulling the identifier directly from Windows and then substituting that back…
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How to set the default tile size in Windows 8?

I have a Windows 8 Metro app and want to set the default tile size. I have set it to wide (310x150), but have forgotten how I did it. I want to change it back to square (150x150). How do you do this?
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Windows 8 - How To Change Live Tile Background Image?

How do I change the background image of a live tile in my Windows 8 app to a local image? The XML for the template I am using is: alt…</div> <div class=
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How to show part of a map on a Live Tile in WP7?

I'm developing Windows Phone application using Bing maps, background tasks and live tiles. I'd like to show current neighborhood on a live tile (piece of a map). Is it somehow possible to show part of a map on a tile? I guess instantiating Map…
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Windows Phone Custom Live Tiles not working as Expected

I created a Windows Phone application, In that i need to create the custom tile and update it from program I created a User control,
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