Choosers for Windows Phone 8

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

You can use Choosers in your Windows Phone applications to enable users to perform common tasks. By using Choosers, you help provide a consistent user experience throughout the Windows Phone platform. At the same time, by using Choosers you can distinguish your applications by providing additional functionality. For more information, see Launchers and Choosers for Windows Phone 8.

Choosers can return data and status to your application. For tasks that do not capture data, see Launchers for Windows Phone 8.

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How to use the address chooser task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Contacts application. Use this to obtain the physical address of a contact selected by the user.

How to use the camera capture task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Camera application. Use this to enable users to take a photo from your application.

How to use the email address chooser task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Contacts application. Use this to obtain the email address of a contact selected by the user.

How to use the game invite task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to show a game invite screen that enables the user to invite players to a multiplayer game session.

How to use the phone number chooser task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Contacts application. Use this to obtain the phone number of a contact selected by the user.

How to use the photo chooser task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Photo Chooser application. Use this to enable users to select a photo.

How to use the save contact task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the contacts application. Use this to enable a user to save a contact from your application.

How to use the save email address task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the contacts application. Use this to enable users to save an email address from your application to a new or existing contact.

How to use the save phone number task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the contacts application. Use this to enable users to save a phone number from your application to a new or existing contact.

How to use the save ringtone task for Windows Phone 8

Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the ringtones application. Use this to enable users to save a ringtone from your application to the system ringtones list.

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Launchers and Choosers for Windows Phone 8