Sage Franch | Technical Evangelist Susan Ibach | Technical Evangelist

Outline Options for publishing TouchDevelop apps Publishing our game as a Windows Phone app

Options for publishing TouchDevelop apps

There are three main ways to create publishable apps from TouchDevelop Export to App Studio to make Windows and Windows Phone apps Export to Cordova to make Android, iOS, Windows and Windows Phone apps Export as an Azure Website to make a web app (publish to the cloud)

What is Windows App Studio? A free app creation tool that enables you to build Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 apps without coding!

Some limitations to publishing with App Studio The following features are not supported: Network requests Media Maps Bluetooth Contacts But! Since our game doesn’t use any of those, we won’t run into a problem when trying to publish with App Studio.

Publishing our game as a Windows Phone app

To publish your game as a Windows app 1.Publish your script “locally” within TouchDevelop 2.Export your script to Windows App Studio 3.Customize your app in Windows App Studio and associate it with your Windows Store publishing account 4.Generate and download your publish package 5.Submit your app to the store using Windows Phone Dev Centre

1. Publish your game locally within TouchDevelop

2. Export your script to Windows App Studio

3. Customize your app in Windows App Studio Add sections –Social media –RSS –Web pages –Menus Choose and customize your theme Add tile images

DEMO Publishing locally and exporting to Windows App Studio

Associate your app with the store NOTE: you need to have or create a developer account to get these details

Three types of downloads from Windows App Studio Installable package – install the app on one of your own devices Publish package – a package you can upload and publish to the store Source code – the code for your app that you can modify in Visual Studio

Generate and download your publish package

DEMO Generating and downloading your publish package

To submit your app in Windows Phone Dev Centre Log in to your developer account Edit app info Upload your app package and describe your app Upload your images Review and submit

App publishing processes are always changing New operating systems Legal requirements New technologies When in doubt…. –Find tutorials online –Access your allies – work with a friend –Ask questions on forums if you get stuck

Resources Dev Centre forums: dev.windows.com/community Windows App Studio help: appstudio.windows.com/en- us/home/howtoappstudio.windows.com/en- us/home/howto TouchDevelop tutorials section

Log in and select “Submit App”

Edit App Info Reserve app name Choose whether to include ads in your app (monetize it) Choose market distribution settings –In which countries do you want your app to be available? –How much should your app cost?

Upload and describe your package Use the.xap package you downloaded from Windows App Studio Add descriptions as prompted

Upload your images Logo and screenshot are included in download package from App Studio

Review & Submit Review that all your details are correct Correct any errors – you cannot submit until these are fixed Review any warnings When you’re ready, submit your app Wait for confirmation of acceptance!

Your challenge Publish your app to a platform of your choice

You’re now a published app developer! Congratulations!

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