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Supported features for Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 apps
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation . ]
This topic describes the features that are available in Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 apps.
There are a few features you can use only in apps that target Silverlight 8.1. These include:
Contact bindings for the People Hub Online media extensibility for the Photos Hub Seamless VoIP call upgrade Most of the features that are supported for Windows Phone Store apps also can be used in Silverlight 8.1 apps. The following table lists supported features.
Feature
Documentation link
Development tools, including new tools for testing apps
Test app features in Windows Phone Emulator
Test and troubleshoot apps with the Windows Phone Developer Power Tools
Accessibility (UI Automation, large text, high contrast)
Accessibility
Roaming app data
Quickstart: Roaming app data (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
File access, including input and output streams and Windows.Storage. KnownFolders
Quickstart: Reading and writing a file (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Storage enhancements, data backup and restore, removable storage
PathIO
FileIO
Windows.Storage.Compression
Windows.Storage.AccessCache
Data enhancements
Windows.Data.Xml.Dom
Windows.Data.Xml.Xsl
Storage pickers and providers
Working with file pickers
Share contract
Sharing and exchanging data (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Push Notifications with Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)
Push notification overview (Windows Store apps)
Choosing MPNS or WNS for a Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 app
Tiles, badges, and notifications
Tiles, badges, and notifications (Windows Store apps)
Background tasks
Supporting your app with background tasks (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Background transfers
Transferring data in the background (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
App-to-app single sign-on
Single sign-on for apps and websites
Networking (Http, AtomPub, Syndication)
Connecting to networks and web services (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Windows.Web.Http
Windows.Web.AtomPub
Windows.Web.Syndication
Web authentication broker
Quickstart: Connecting to an online identity provider (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Credential Locker
Storing user credentials using the Credential Locker (Windows Store apps using JavaScript and HTML)
Bluetooth LE
Supporting Bluetooth Devices
RFComm
Supporting Bluetooth Devices
Wi-Fi Direct
Windows.Devices.WiFiDirect
Enumerating devices
Enumerating devices (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
NFC secure payment
Windows.ApplicationModel.Wallet
InputPane
InputPane
Email and attachments
Sending an email message
Contacts and Appointments
Managing user contacts and appointments (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Sensors
Choosing the right sensors to use (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Geolocation and Geofencing
Detecting geolocation (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Capturing photos and video using the Windows.Media.Capture
Capturing or rendering audio, video, and images (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Media editing
Windows.Media.Editing
Media transcoding
Transcoding (Windows Store apps using C#/VB/C++ and XAML)
Audio effects
Windows.Media.Effects
Windows Imaging Component (WIC)
Windows Imaging Component
Direct2D
Direct2D
DirectWrite
DirectWrite
Microsoft Media Foundation
Microsoft Media Foundation
