M5: Packaging and Deployment Michael Palermo Microsoft Technical Evangelist Jeremy Foster

Jump Start Target Agenda Advanced Windows Store App Development with HTML5 Refresh Module 1: Multimedia and Devices Module 2: Packaging and Deployment Module 3: Tools and Asynchronous Programming

Module Agenda ˃ App packaging Store Improvements

App Resources Resource Package (.appx) Additional resources such at strings or images Never contain code Enables reducing size of app package Optional to app, thus app not dependent

App Bundles App Bundle Manifest (.appxbundlemanifest) Organizes packages of type Application or Resource

Module Agenda App packaging Store Improvements ˃

Store Improvements Windows Store Dashboard and onboarding changes Consumable in-app purchases using Store commerce Support for large in-app purchase catalogs Automatic app updates Proxy authentication for enterprise scenarios More Store improvements

App submission scenarios Adding an app targeted for Windows 8.1 when you have already published the same app targeted for Windows 8. Adding an app targeted for Windows 8 when you have already published the same app targeted for Windows 8.1. Simultaneously submitting both Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 packages for the same app. Submitting updates for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 packages, either one at a time or simultaneously

Consumable in-app purchases RequestAppPurchaseAsync returns a PurchaseResults ReportConsumableFulfillmentAsync GetUnfulfilledCosumablesAsync

Large in-app purchase catalogs RequestProductPurchaseAsync

msdn: Trial app and in-app purchase sample (Windows 8.1) demo msdn: Trial app and in-app purchase sample (Windows 8.1)

Automatic app updates On by default Turn it off by going to Store | Settings | App updates

Proxy authentication Great for enterprise users WPAD and PAC

More Store improvements Redeemable Store credit Improved Store searching using Bing New and improved Store pages

Summary App packaging Store Improvements