Enabling and disabling device capabilities (Windows Store apps)

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Purpose

This section provides info on how to enable devices in your app.

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How to enable device capabilities

This tutorial describes how to declare device capabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012. This enables your app to use cameras, microphones, location sensors, removable storage and near-field proximity.

Guidelines for devices that access personal data

Microphones, cameras, location providers and text messaging services can access the user's personal data or cost the user money, so they are considered sensitive devices. Windows Store apps have features to ensure the user has control over which apps may access these sensitive devices. This topic describes guidelines for designing Windows Store apps to account for how a user may enable and disable device access.

 

Developer audience

JavaScript developers

 

 

Build date: 10/30/2012

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