Aug 12 2011

Boydo to Tango With Windows Phone Mango

Just a quick update tonight.

I have managed to write a dummy app (just a simple Hello, World! one following some instructions I found on the web) and it has progressed far enough in the app submission lifecycle to score myself an invite for Mango Beta 2 testing and development.

Windows Phone App Certification Failure

Windows Phone App Certification Failure

For the record, my app failed certification as it contravened four guidelines, specifically:

  1. The application must be fully functional (this sort of test app is prohibited in the Marketplace),
  2. The iconography, screenshots and application tile images were not of the required format nor representative of the application (I had left the “pin-to-start” and application list icons as the generic ones, the application screenshots contained the emulator border and I was missing what seemed to be an optional 173 x 173 PNG icon in the submission process).
The "Optionally Mandatory" Large Mobile App Tile

The "Optionally Mandatory" Large Mobile App Tile

I wasn’t expecting to have the app pass anyway but I’ll bear that in mind when I submit something for real. If you want to see the results of my app upload, click here.

Boydo

My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.

In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).

I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.

I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.

I have also written and edited articles for Neowin - you can check out my articles over @ https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/boyd_chan

I hope you enjoy reading my blog!

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