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Change History

Windows Phone

May 16, 2012

Date	Document Version	Change Description
July 2010	1.1	Section 3.5. Alcohol, Tobacco, Weapons, and Drugs. Removed the following text: Any content that facilitates the use of weapons in the real world.
July 2010	1.1	Section 4.1.1. List of Package Requirements. Reduced the maximum size of XAP file from 500 MB to 400 MB.
July 2010	1.1	Section 4.1.1. List of Package Requirements. Removed the Appendix topic Windows Phone Application Manifest File and redirected the link to the MSDN topic.
July 2010	1.1	Section 4.5. Windows Phone Marketplace Iconography. Changed optional panoramic background art size from 1426 x 800 to 1422 x 800.
July 2010	1.1	Section 6.3. Applications Running Under a Locked Screen. Changed the reference to PhoneApplicationService.ApplicationIdleDetectionMode from method to property.
August 2010	1.2	Section 2.1. Application Policies. Updated the text to clarify the requirements for games.
August 2010	1.2	Section 2.10. Application Policies. Added a new section about applications using Microsoft Location Service API.
August 2010	1.2	Section 3.0. Content Policies. Updated the section overview to state that a game that has been rated by the approved ratings boards must submit the ratings certificate. Previous statement indicated that it was optional to submit the ratings.
August 2010	1.2	Section 4.1.1. (2) List of Package Requirements. Added a requirement that the <Title> element in the application manifest cannot be empty.
August 2010	1.2	Section 4.2.5. Application Code Validation. Added a new requirement about XNA Framework assemblies.
August 2010	1.2	Section 4.5. Windows Phone Marketplace Iconography. Change the panoramic background art size from 1422 x 800 to 1000 x 800.
August 2010	1.2	5.2.1. Launch Time. Added a clarification to the original requirement.
August 2010	1.2	5.2.2. Application Responsiveness After Being Closed. Revised the original text.
August 2010	1.2	5.2.3. Application Responsiveness After Being Deactivated. Added a new requirement.
August 2010	1.2	5.2.4. Use of Back Button. Revised the original text.
August 2010	1.2	5.2.5. Memory Consumption. Added a new requirement.
August 2010	1.2	Section 5. Technical Support Information. Added a new requirement.
August 2010	1.2	Section 6.2. Push Notification Application. Removed references to tile notifications.
August 2010	1.2	6.5.3. Applications that Play a Video or Audio Segment. Revised the statement.
August 2010	1.2	7.0. Change History. Added a new section that provides details of changes to the document.
September 2010	1.3	Section 2.1. Application Policies. Added a clarification regarding applications in the Games Hub.
October 2010	1.4	Section 4.1.1. List of Package Requirements. Changed the maximum size from 400 to 225 MB. Step b. Added a clarification that the application title displayed on the phone must be the same as the title entered in Step 2 of the submission process to Windows Phone Marketplace. Step e. Changed start experience to app list. Removed the statement “The application is optional for games.” Added a requirement that games must use the application tile image in place of the application icon. Step f. Added a column in the table about where the application icon and tile image shows up on the phone. And added screenshots of the start experience and app list.
October 2010	1.4	4.3. Phone Capabilities Detection. Added information about the Windows Phone Capability Detection Tool.
October 2010	1.4	4.5. Windows Phone Marketplace Iconography. Changed the icon descriptions in the table to match the UI in Step 3 of the application submission process. Added a column to the table describing where artwork is used.
October 2010	1.4	4.6. Application Screenshot. Revised this requirement to describe that screenshots must not include any emulator chrome.
October 2010	1.4	5.2.5. Memory Consumption. Revised the first paragraph and added a note about DeviceExtendedProperties and ApplicationMemoryUsage.
October 2010	1.4	5.2.6. Trial Applications. This is a new requirement.
October 2010	1.4	6.3. Applications Running under a Locked Screen. Updated section with a description of the advantages and challenges of running an application under a locked screen. Separated guidance for audio and/or video applications, and all other applications. Added requirements for minimum battery life and idle behavior while the application is running under a locked screen. Removed the requirement 6.3.1 Configurable Functionality.
October 2010	1.4	6.4.1. Music + Videos Hub Application. Updated text to 'video and/or music media playback'.
October 2010	1.4	6.4.2. Music + Videos Hub Application. Revised this requirement to add a second implementation option.
October 2010	1.4	6.4.6. Music + Videos Hub Application. Added a section to the requirement that states that hub tiles should not contain album art unless the album plays when the hub tile is pressed.
October 2010	1.4	6.5. Applications that Play Media. Updated the first paragraph to better describe the kinds of applications or games that must meet this requirement.
October 2010	1.4	6.7. Photo Sharing Applications. This is a new requirement.
May 4, 2011	1.5	General Updates Moved the certification requirements into MSDN. Created new topics for each section of the certification requirements. Added a new table layout. Added test steps to the majority of requirements in sections 4 through 6. Updated the introductory sentence of Content Policies. Changed the name of section 5 from Application Certification Requirements to Technical Certification Requirements. The introductory text and titles of sections 6.4 and 6.5 were updated to be more specific about what type of application applies to each section.
May 4, 2011	1.5	Updated Requirements The following requirements were updated for this release. Application Policies 2.7 2.10.7 Content Policies 3.7 – Certain Types of Illegal Activity 3.8 - Violence Technical Certification Requirements 5.1.2 – Application Closure (previously named Application Termination). Only the requirement name was changed. 5.1.3 – Application Responsiveness (previously named Application Does Not Hang). 5.2.4.1 (previously named 5.2.4.a) and 5.2.4.2 (previously named 5.2.4.b) were swapped. Each of the Back Button requirements was named. 5.2.4.1 – Back Button: Previous Pages 5.2.4.2 – Back Button: First Screen 5.2.4.3 – Back Button: Context Menus and Dialogs Additional Requirements for Specific Application Types 6.2.2 – Toast Notification Opt-In (previously named Initial Push Notifications Functionality) 6.5.1 – Initial Launch Functionality
May 4, 2011	1.5	New Requirements Application Policies 2.14 Application Submission Requirements 4.7 – Application Tile Image Technical Certification Requirements 5.3 – Phone Functionality was split into three requirements, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, and 5.3.3. 5.5 – Content Validation was split into three requirements: 5.5.1, 5.5.2, and 5.5.3. Additional Requirements for Specific Application Types 6.5.4 – SoundEffect and Background Music
June 27, 2011	1.6	General Updates 5.2.3 was inadvertently removed in the May 4, 2011 update and has been re-added in this June 27, 2011 update.
June 27, 2011	1.6	Removed Requirements Application Policies 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.12
June 27, 2011	1.6	Updated Requirements The following requirements were updated for this release. Application Policies 2.1 The order of the requirements listed in section 2.7 has changed. 2.10.7 2.11 Content Policies The content listed at the top of the topic under the Windows Phone Games heading has been updated. Application Submission Requirements 4.2.1 was updated to contain conceptual information about both Windows Phone OS 7.0 and Windows Phone OS 7.1. 4.4 Technical Certification Requirements The introduction text for section 5.2 – Performance and Resource Management was updated to include information about applicable features in Windows Phone OS 7.1. 5.2.3 was updated to contain conceptual information about both Windows Phone OS 7.0 and Windows Phone OS 7.1. 5.2.5 – Memory Consumption was updated to contain conceptual information about both Windows Phone OS 7.0 and Windows Phone OS 7.1. Additional Requirements for Specific Application Types The introduction text for section 6.3 – Applications Running under a Locked Screen was updated to include information about applicable features in Windows Phone OS 7.1. 6.6.2 6.6.3 – added test steps. 6.7.2 – added test steps.
June 27, 2011	1.6	New Requirements Additional Requirements for Specific Application Types 6.6.4 – Application Launch Section 6.8 – Pictures Hub Extras Applications was added. Section 6.9 – Applications That Play or Stream Background Audio was added. Section 6.10 – Applications That Use Background Transfers was added.
August 22, 2011	1.7	Updated Requirements The following requirements were updated for this release. Technical Certification Requirements 5.1.2 – Application Closure. Some of the content was changed from a requirement to a recommendation and is now listed under the Recommendations heading. Step 5 of the test steps, which says to repeat the test steps in Airplane mode, was removed
September 20, 2011	1.8	New Requirements Application Policies 2.11
September 20, 2011	1.8	Updated Requirements The following requirements were updated for this release. Application Policies 2.10 Application Submission Requirements 4.6 – Application Screenshot. The sentence regarding graphically-enhanced screenshots was updated for this release.
December 8, 2011	1.9	Updated Requirements The following requirements were updated for this release. Application Submission Requirements 4.6 – Application Screenshots. Updated to include restrictions about frame rate counters and debug information.
January 4, 2012	2.0	New Requirements Content Policies 3.10
March 2012	2.1	New Requirements Technical Certification Requirements 5.1.4 –Application Testability Updated Requirements The following requirements were updated for this release. Application Policies 2.8 2.10 – Updated the requirement to include metadata. Content Policies 3.10 – Added one country/region to Group 2, and added Group 3. Application Submission Requirements 4.6 – Application Screenshots. Updated to include that taking photos of a phone or the emulator are not allowed. Technical Certification Requirements 5.1.1 – Multiple Devices Support. Added a note about support for 256-MB devices.
May 16, 2012	2.2	Updated Requirements The following requirements were updated for this release. Content Policies 3.10 – Added two additional list items.

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