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Downloads. Globalizing and Localizing a Windows Phone App. With Marketplace recently launching in 13 new markets, it's more important than ever to have a globalized, localized app that can reach as many of your customers as possible – but doing so can seem daunting. This blog post seeks to demystify the process and help enable you to write a truly global app. What is a globalized app? A globalized app displays things like dates and money in a way that's familiar to a user. If you have a calculator app, some people will expect to see a dollar sign, and others will expect a euro. Or even more important, consider a financial app where a difference between a period in one country/region and a comma in another can change the currency amount by a factor of ten!

Dates also differ by country/region – sometimes the month comes before the day, sometimes after. This blog post will mostly focus on localizing your app – a meaty topic that can be tricky to understand. What is a localized app? App Text - menu headings, help text, etc. App Title App Description a. Getting Started Guide for Windows Phone Development - Microsoft Student. We get a lot of questions on Facebook & Twitter from our student followers asking us about Windows Phone app development and how to get started. We’ve put together a Getting Started Guide which includes links & information to help you on your way to developing your first app.

Check out the basic steps below and download the full Getting Started Guide for helpful tips, tricks and links. Step 1: Download Your Free Dev Tools. The Windows Phone developer tools for free. In addition, students can get even more developer and designer tools at no charge through Microsoft DreamSpark. Step 2: Build and Test Your App. From QuickStarts to Starter Kits – the Getting Started Guide offers links to great tutorials to help you get started building your first app.

Step 3: Publish Your App. After you’ve built your app, you can publish it to the Windows Phone marketplace. Are you developing a Windows Phone app? Entendendo desenvolvimento para o Windows Phone 7. Windows phone and xbox live indie games development. Metro style app development.