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Windows Phone 7.8 is an update to the existing windows phone 7.x devices.

The update features the new Start screen and Lock screen, with Bing Wallpapers, new Accent colours, some updated logos and not much else.

Nokia WP 7.8 users will be able to download Nokia’s Bluetooth file and contact transfer apps and ring tone maker

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WP 7.1 show route from coordinates on map

I want to be able to display a route on a map, using a list of GeoCoordinates i already have. I have looked at Microsoft.Phone.Maps.Controls, but it doesn't seem to work on WP 7.1. Instead using Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Maps i am able to display…
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how to get current day in windows phone?

I'm building an app which needs to function depending on the current day. I've googled but returned with no results. Is there any function in C# that will return the current day depending on system time? Any help would be appreciated.
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Compatibility between Windows Phone 7.1 - 7.8 apps and Windows Phone 8 devices

Do Windows Phone 7.1 - 7.8 apps run reasonably well on Windows Phone 8 devices? Is there any reason in terms of compatibility for me to choose one over the other?
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Device-User unique identifier

Is there a way to get a unique deviceID/userID combination from Windows Phone? Let me explain: I'd like the unique ID NOT to change between app-reinstalls, but change when device ownership is transferred. There is already a device ID property:…
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Problems with finding a "Shared" directory in isolated storage

When I use the following code: var appStorage = IsolatedStorageFile.GetUserStoreForApplication(); string[] listDirectories = appStorage.GetDirectoryNames(); I pull up a directory called "Shared", is there any easy way to ignore this directory, or…
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Selectively creating list of TextBox(s) from a ListBox

I have a ListBox which contains a couple of TextBlocks, an Image, and at least 2 TextBoxs. However my problem is that I need to be able to retrieve all the TextBox(s) in the ListBox; APART FROM THE FIRST ONE, and then assign them to a List in…
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Windows phone - C# - Truncating file(s) in IsolatedStorage

How can I remove 1 character off the end of a certain file in IsolatedStorage? The code I have so far is: var appStorage = IsolatedStorageFile.GetUserStoreForApplication(); using (var writer = new StreamWriter(appStorage.OpenFile("trailCount",…
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Windows phone - C# - link to buy app

How can you implement a 'buy' link into a trial app? Do you use the same method as for implementing a 'rate' link? Thanks a lot.
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Windows phone 8: Live tile updates in the emulator but not when downloaded from the maket

I have made an app with live tile for windows phone 8. The tile is programmed to refresh every 30 seconds. When the run the app in the emulator or when I deploy the app in my cell (Lumia 920) the tile works fine. But surprisingly when I downloaded…
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Change text value in a click event? [Windows Phone 7] C#

I have this text inside a XAML that I want to change from "123ABC" to "456DEF".
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Downloading Multiple Files from SkyDrive with Live 5.3

I'm trying to download one or more files from SkyDrive using the Windows Phone emulator. I'm pretty new at the Live SDK and I'm lost following these pages: multiple file download using SkyDrive…
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Unable to see Windows Phone 7.8 Emulators in Visual Studio 2012

I've recently installed the Windows Phone 8.0 SDK and when developing a new Windows Phone HTML App, I can see a few emulators listed which when run, open up the emulator fine: Emulator WVGA 512 MB Emulator WVGA Emulator XVGA Emulator 720P To test…
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Windows Phone Market 1 App 2 XAPS version 7.8 and 8 is it possible?

Assume that I am creating an app that I want everyone to be able to enjoy. So I launch a 7.8 version. However, in the 8 version I want to implement 8 only api features. How are you supposed to submit this to the market? Am I supposed to do a single…
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What are the steps to get Wide Tiles working on WP7.8?

I'm trying to get Application (default tile) wide tiles working in the 7.8 emulator, so far Ive - I've followed the advice in this article Adding Wide Tiles to WP7.8. - I added the extra element to the app manifest - I can see my reflection…
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How can I develop windows phone 7.8 apps?

I updated WP7.8 Sdk to my computer(win7), but I can't see any change except a WP7.8 emulator, how can I use those new WP7.8 APIs? For example, how to create a Flip Tile with WP7.8 Sdk?
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