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I'm trying to Deserialize object to list of object using JSON.NET lib. My json file is: [ { "id": 1, "name": "Poczta", "description": "Opis", "latitude": 52.25197, "longitude": 20....
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I want to use MessageBox for showing download errors in my WP8.1 app. I added: using System.Windows; but when I type: MessageBox.Show(""); I get error: "The name 'MessageBox' does not exist in the ...
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On a Windows phone, in IE users can go back and forward by swiping on the screen if the swipe is coming from the edge. This OS level functionality is hampering my webpage's UX. Is there any js or css ...
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I am just creating app package and got the following error Need help how to resolve this.
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I'm having a problem with suspending event on Windows Phone 8.1 using WinRT, it does not fire. I don't know why. This is my code: /// <summary> /// Initializes the singleton application object. ...
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I have created an ellipse in Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight App and UWP both and I wanted to fill it with animating waves, For this purpose, I am following this solution but it is for WPF so I am ...
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Is there a way to handle http status code 422 gracefully. I am looking for the best practice here. I know that HttpStatusCode is an enum so what i tried is this, HttpStatusCode Unprocessable = (...
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Let's say, I've got something like this (in MainPage.xaml): <Page.Resources> <Style TargetType="TextBlock" x:Key="TextBlockStyle"> <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="...
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I've been developing a windows phone app in a team since June. Everything worked fine with all the syncs until today. I synced the project and vs started giving me the errors "WindowsPhoneApp.MainPage"...
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Coming from Windows Phone 8 I have never thought there will be a lot of changes done to the Windows Phone 8.1 code. Basically I'm just wondering how to do page navigation just like how you would do it ...
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Using Windows.Web.Http.HttpClient how can I download an image? I would like use this HttpClient because it is available to use in portable class libraries.
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How to hide the Status bar in Windows Phone 8.1 (C#, XAML)? In Windows Phone 8 it was done by setting shell:SystemTray.IsVisible="False" at any page. But its not available in Windows Phone 8.1
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I cannot add a solution reference to a portable class library to my Windows Phone 8.0 apps in Visual Studio 2012. When I try to add it by browsing to the .DLL, then it works. I receive this error when ...
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I have a problem when my code execute this using: using (ZipFile archive = ZipFile.Read(File)) //<== Crash Here! { foreach (ZipEntry entry in archive.Entries) { entry.Extract(...
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I have 2 pages in my Windows Phone 8.1 Universal App. I navigate from Page1.xaml to Page2.xaml by using a button with the click event code: this.Frame.Navigate(typeof(Page2)); When I am on Page2, ...
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I have just upgrade my windows phone 8 to windows phone 8.1. When I connect my phone to pc and run my project it gives me a specified communication resources(port) is already in use by another ...
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This is probably an easy one (it may even be a dupe), but I cannot find answer to this - how to print number using Hebrew letters? I've tried to change app language and/or using format provider: ...
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I did fresh W10 and VS 2015 install and now when i try running newly created hello world type of app on emulator it doesn't load, all it says is: after 5-10 minutes it exits and Visual studio ...
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I have a Windows Universal Project with multiple API calls. One method refuses to work eventhought my other calls work perfectly like this. I have tried the using keyword thought it would resolve the ...
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I've been trying to get the emulator to work for days. Previously I tried the Windows Phone 8.1 Emulator as well as the Windows 8.1 Simulator and both were stuck at loading the OS. Earlier today I ...
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I've looked everywhere and just can't find a way to launch the Rate and Review from my app. Does anyone know how to launch this task on the new Windows Phone 8.1?
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Is it possible to get the SIM MSISDN & IMSI number in windows Phone app development? I have gone through some of the Q/A but they all are asked a long time ago.
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previously in Windows Phone 8 we could use Clipboard to share text. It's supported in Windows 8, Clipboard.SetContent(dataPackage); But I see it is not supported for Windows Phone Runtime. Is it not ...
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I'm having trouble setting the Content-Type on HttpClient. I followed along this question: How do you set the Content-Type header for an HttpClient request? But still no luck. String rcString = ...
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Those are my declarations and methods of DispatcherTimer: private DispatcherTimer DishTimer; private TimeSpan SpanTime; private void InitTimer() { DishTimer = new DispatcherTimer(); ...
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In Windows phone, how can I select all text in Textbox when the TextBox has focus? I try setting the get focus property of Textbox: private void TextBox_GotFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)...
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I want to use Instagram API for the direct feature and don't have more knowledge about OAuth2.0. I know Instagram provides direct API this app is using direct API but I don't know how to implement it. ...
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I submit a test Windows Phone Silverlight Project 8.1 and get this error when submit The package identity associated with this update doesn't match the uploaded appx: "2e740376-677c-4df8-b1af-...
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I'm working on an Unified fitness app for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. Ideally one of the core views would feature a daily progress meter. The problem is that I haven't been able to come up with ...
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Is there a way to smoothly animate a ScrollViewers vertical offset in Windows Phone 8.1 Runtime? I have tried using the ScrollViewer.ChangeView() method and the change of vertical offset is not ...
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Well, my question is simple: How do I capture pictures with a Windows Store App for Windows Phone 8.1, using the camera? The samples on MSDN use Windows.Media.Capture.CameraCaptureUI, which is not ...
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How to get the device unique id in Windows Phone 8.1? The old way of using DeviceExtendedProperties.GetValue("DeviceUniqueId") does not work for Windows Universal app.
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The question in title is not the real problem. I went through many sites and blogs and go to know that Environment.OSVersion gives you the current OS version of the phone using our app. But the ...
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I installed Visual studio 2015 and I'm trying to create a test application for Windows Phone 8.1. When I create a new project, I get this message: Any suggestions on how to solve this problem?
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I bought a Lumia 630 dual SIM recently and has been trying to register my phone for development, but kept getting this error "Unable to connect to a phone. Make sure the Windows Phone IP over USB ...
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I have been looking everywhere for some sample code on how to encrypt a simple string with the encryption in the title using the Bouncy Castle Framework. This code will run on a Windows Universal ...
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I'm developing Windows 8.1 Universal application with Visual Studio 2015. After creating app packages successfully, I'm unable to deploy app into Windows Phone device. Facing issue like "the provided ...
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Here's the details: Created a blank Universal Windows App in Visual Studio 2015 Set to ARM, Debug Attempt to deploy to a Lumia 925 Running Windows 10.0.10166.0 Phone is in 'Developer Mode' I unlocked ...
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Can Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows Phone 10 applications be created in Visual Studio 2017? Windows Phone 8.1 applications created in VS2015 are not loaded in VS2017. Instead "(incompatible)" text is ...
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I want read one file .txt in root folder of my project into my database at first time application launch, but I don't know how to do that. Anyone know how can I do that, please help me... Thanks I'm ...
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I'm having issues with scrolling through ListViews in my Windows Phone 8.1 App. Short lists scroll just fine, scrolling smoothly however as soon Virtualization kicks in the entire ListView "wobbles" ...
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I am working on a Windows Universal app using the new runtime for Windows Phone/Store apps. I am sending a request to a server using the following code and expecting a HTML response back. However ...
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I am trying to display some text along with binded data, for example, I have the code: <TextBlock Text="{Binding Shorthand}" Style="{ThemeResource ListViewItemTextBlockStyle}" /> I want to add ...
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In windows phone 8, its very easy to add an App Bar and manage it, but now i test new windows phone 8.1 SDK to build a project with new Geofencing feature but i don't know how to add an App Bar in the ...
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I am trying to display some data from an Observable Collection to a ListView. Binding is working fine. My only problem I cannot fix is the layout of the ListView.I use a Grid with 2 rows to split my ...
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I'm trying to develop a Windows Phone 8.1 App but I need to recognize some numbers from different Displays. I was following this example: http://bsubramanyamraju.blogspot.com/2014/08/windowsphone-81-...
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I'm writing an application for Windows Phone 8.1. I need to save an UIElement as an image file (I'd prefer JPG or PNG). I'm using RenderTargetBitmap class to do this. After calling the method ...
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I'm writing an app which will make a phone call, send sms or email just like the People app in wp 8.1 . So far I've found a link form msdn which said "Applies to: Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone ...
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Are there any classes in Windows RunTime APIs to find the current device information(OS info, RAM size, power source) ? The equivalent class in Windows Phone 8 is Microsoft.Phone.Info.DeviceStatus Any ...
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I have got Visual Studio 2015 Ultimate Preview installation through my students Dreamspark account. I installed it on top of updated Windows 8.1. workstation. I have Windows Phone 8.0 application that ...
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