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Solution for ‘Your layout should make use of the available space on tablets’ when uploading APK to Google Play
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A WPF Textbox which can validate international and national phone numbers depending on your needs, plus detailed explanation of the structure of phone numbers.
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Open a Phone Dialer on click of a link in Webview
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7 May 2023 by ToughDev
Solution for ‘Your layout should make use of the available space on tablets’ when uploading APK to Google Play
26 Oct 2021 by OriginalGriff
This is a repost of your question from some days ago: Sending messages to phone numbers[^] The answer hasn't changed in the meantime.
24 Oct 2021 by User 15041314
Hi all, Right now I am working int this project, so I made a project like this, when the bank worker upload the file with xlsx extension to our bank's site, all the values (phone number, message) in the excel file are placed in the database. When...
24 Oct 2021 by OriginalGriff
Start here: sending sms java - Google Search[^]
25 May 2021 by Richard MacCutchan
print(self.phnname, self.modelname, \n "Storage:", self.storage, \n "Price:", self.price) # ^ ^ # These are illegal characters like this they must be inside quotes to work: ...
25 May 2021 by Zain Aamir 2021
class Phone(object): def __init__(self, phnname, modelname, storage, price): self.phnname = phnname self.modelname = modelname self.storage = storage self.price = price def getphnname(self): ...
9 Apr 2020 by Peter Huber SG
A WPF Textbox which can validate international and national phone numbers depending on your needs, plus detailed explanation of the structure of phone numbers.
14 May 2019 by OriginalGriff
This is the wrong site for this kind of question - this is a development site concerned with producing software, not using your hardware and operating system! Try an Android forum, or talk to the board manufacturers directly: NXP/Freescale i.MX 6 Arm based Computer on Module - Apalis iMX6[^] -...
30 Mar 2019 by Msaya
hi all :)I have this exception when I try to lunch log in activity in android01-12 21:04:28.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1442): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.msagroup.sbhmg/com.msagroup.sbhmg.LogIn}: java.lang.NullPointerExceptionhere is my .XML...
19 Oct 2018 by tedhill13
I want my app to list/display only the phone's photos ( nothing else ) so that the user could select one of them whose bitmap will then be dealt later on by my remaining code. The problem is that the code below instead of displaying photos directly, it first displays TWO FOLDERS ( Photos and...
26 Feb 2018 by Shailesh Pisat
Open a Phone Dialer on click of a link in Webview
16 Dec 2017 by CloudFS
Hi, so what i am trying to do is to use a gsm modem or a phone connected to a computer to send ussd code for example : *150# and receive an answerafter that if the answer is a menu for example : 1 for balance and 2 for offers i would like to respond by 1 or 2 and get an answer again .....
9 Nov 2017 by OriginalGriff
We do not do your homework: it is set for a reason. It is there so that you think about what you have been told, and try to understand it. It is also there so that your tutor can identify areas where you are weak, and focus more attention on remedial action. Try it yourself, you may find it is...
19 Sep 2017 by pykos
Im having trouble with a customer request. We are developing an app for a mobile service provider, the app is showing the devices characteristics and prices on different packgages (devices that are on display in different stores). The request was to show the application (browser page with phone...
19 Sep 2017 by Member 13418535
The best thing you can do is send a toast notification telling the user to tap it so they can get back to the app because it's currently not possible to directly launch an app using a background task.
3 May 2017 by Member 9983063
Hello Guys, Recently i have made an application but the application works fine in android studio no error i get in development mode but when I install apk in my phone so I get an error There was a problem parsing the package I have tried many things unknown sources checked version compatible...
3 May 2017 by Jochen Arndt
We can't tell you what the issue is because we have no access to your package, the manifest, and your phone. You can search the web for some hints: Fix Parse Error - There is a Problem Parsing the Package - Technical Notes[^] You might also try to install the package on different phones...
17 Jan 2017 by Tahir Marfani
How many files have you copied into the root (i.e. top) directory of the SD Card?As explained above, there is a limit on the number of files which can be stored in the top level directory/folder (the limit varies from one Card to another, for technical reasons, but is typically an even...
27 Dec 2016 by OriginalGriff
If you don't know how to do something, Google for it: caller id c - Google Search[^] - as you can see, you are not the first to try this.Look at the TAPI: Telephony Application Programming Interface - Wikipedia[^]
4 Dec 2016 by Member 12885185
I have just formatted my SD card on my phone so I can easily transfer files to free up space in the internal memory. Formatting my SD card means deleting everything on it, so before I did that I just put what I had on the SD on the PC. However, I'm having trouble transferring the music files...
4 Dec 2016 by Mehdi Gholam
This is not a question for this software related forum.It is possible that your SD card has failed, try using another one.
6 Nov 2016 by pykos
In my app I need to download an html page to be displayed in a WebView controll. I have seen the tutorial where I load an html file stored in solituion folder, but I need to display the file from a localStorage folder like this:...
24 Jul 2016 by Member 12620249
hithis is my activity protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.word); et =(EditText)findViewById(R.id.et); btnz =(Button)findViewById(R.id.btnz); btncopy...
24 Jul 2016 by Richard MacCutchan
You need to save all information relating to the item that you are putting on the clipboard. This is described in the section titled "Implementing Copy or Drag" at ClipData | Android Developers[^].
11 Jun 2016 by pkrono
I got windows mobile device and would like to write an application and reads the weight from the scale via bluetooth. I intend to use Vb.net.Are there any sample code anywhere i can use or nay help will be appreciatedWhat I have tried:I have been going through some sample codes on...
11 Jun 2016 by Mehdi Gholam
Contact the bluetooth scale hardware vendor for a software development kit (SDK).
13 Feb 2016 by Ayyaz Zafar
I am working on a mobile application in phonegap. I am at the stage to decide weather write custom jquery code (for things like sliding screens/pages) or I its better to use jquery mobile or angular js?If so then which framework should we use ? jQuery-Mobile or Angular.js?What I have...
12 Feb 2016 by Tom Chantler
In this article you will learn how to write a simple application for the Microsoft Band. It'll only take about half an hour. All of the code is in GitHub.
30 Jan 2016 by Member 12297411
I opened a project I get the following error from Windows Phone to wonder what solutions can you help it?"Windows Phone Emulator is unable to set the VHD on the machine"I use the version of Visual Studio 2015 is the Community.Screenshot Image Link;...
28 Jan 2016 by Tirumalarao.a.v
sorry it is my mistake, i have updated 2nd record, in 2nd record "Relationships" is coming as List.
21 Jan 2016 by Richard MacCutchan
See Serial Port I/O[^], for communicating with a modem from a C program.
21 Dec 2015 by Fiyaz Hasan
Integrating Cortana in Windows Apps (Foreground & Background interaction)
20 Dec 2015 by OriginalGriff
Start with a simple Google search: "create a windows Phone app in vb"[^]And have a look at some of the 4 million results - the first page alone has what? Six MSDN links to tutorials?
20 Dec 2015 by JR212
Hi,I wrote already some programms in vb.net. Now I want to create a windows Phone app. Can someone point me to a good site? I've look around but can't find almost nothing.I'm working with vs 2013?Jan
11 Nov 2015 by Member 11998933
Hi i am writing code for chat apps in windows phone 8 emulator .i want to connect to openfire server using xmpp protocol. But to view chat messages i want open archive plugins. how to add this to an existing openfire settings.
5 Nov 2015 by Krunal Rohit
Umm, that's progress indicator in the system tray. StatusBarProgressIndicator...
5 Nov 2015 by Member 11183856
hi,I need a custom toggle switch with styles for windows phone 8.1.
5 Nov 2015 by Member 11183856
hi,I have created a page on windows phone 8.1 . i have to load the loading bezel on top of the page but at the background the page content should be visible.
3 Nov 2015 by Member 11183856
hi,I have a list view(p1) in windows phone which binds data dynamically. i want to add nested list view(p2) to each rows in list view(p1) with expand and collapse.
30 Oct 2015 by Krunal Rohit
You navigate from one page to second like this,private void button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e){ NavigationService.Navigate(new Uri("/SecondPage.xaml", UriKind.Relative));}MSDN[^]-KR
30 Oct 2015 by Member 11183856
hi,I'm have 4 pages in windows phone. On first page i set frame and named as _frm1. From first page i navigated to second page using _frm1, from second page i have bind the third page on _frm1 to show.
16 Oct 2015 by Krunal Rohit
First try to access your current location.By using Windows.Devices.Geolocation, you can access thatasync private void GetLocation(){ var geolocator = new Geolocator(); geolocator.DesiredAccuracyInMeters = 100; // specify your range Geoposition position = await...
16 Oct 2015 by sandy.L
I am trying to develop a windows phone 8.1 application.(not silverlight). I need to locate my current location and also nearest location. (i.e geographic points of interest within a given proximity (e.g. 10km) filtered by category, such as "restaurants","petrol bunks","hotels" etc.)With the...
6 Oct 2015 by James M Croft
This post covers getting your Windows apps connected to a Microsoft Band for an indefinite period of time.
16 Sep 2015 by Krunal Rohit
use Microsoft.Phone.BackgroundAudioSee the example,https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh202978(v=vs.105).aspx[^]-KR
16 Sep 2015 by Member 11138570
How can I play an audio clip in Windows Phone 8, using C#?The code should be in c#, and the audio is to be played when I press a button...
31 Aug 2015 by Sriram Mani
Hi All,I am using the below mentioned DatePicker control in my windows universal app. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/windows.ui.xaml.controls.datepicker.aspx[^]The date picker value is always defaulting to current day. I wanted to make it null, but it is...
28 Aug 2015 by Hasan Habib Surzo
I try to use phonegap, intel xdk and visual studio to develop a apps using html and javascript. in my app I use tag its only play in web browser but not in mobile webview or webbrower control. I google and try some example but nothing works in mobile. I try to use Audio.js but no luck....
21 Aug 2015 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov
Please see my comment to the question. So, maybe all you need is to use Padding with Thickness in device-independent units. Please see: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.controls.textblock.padding%28v=vs.110%29.aspx[^].For some background on device-independent pixels,...
21 Aug 2015 by Dr Miroslav Stimac
Hello,I am developing an universal Windows 8.1 App, primary for Windows Phone 8.1. There are different screen sizes and resolutions of Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones, so I am scaling the controls (TextBoxes, Images, Buttons etc.) automatically by using Grids. This works great!I am using...
13 Aug 2015 by Goivnda Kudarpake
Fanally....I got solution on above Problem.U can use Web Browser control with IsScriptEnabled="True" By Using this above problem is solved.:-)
12 Aug 2015 by gggustafson
Asked this on MSDN - no answersSome history. I was current with Windows Update. That meant that .Net Frameworks 4.5 and 4.6 were installed. When I attempted to install Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone, I was stopped by a message indicating that the Framework 4 Extender and...
12 Aug 2015 by Goivnda Kudarpake
I had code :WebBrowserTask webBrowserTask = new WebBrowserTask();webBrowserTask.Uri = new Uri("http://www.google.com", UriKind.Absolute);webBrowserTask.Show();It will go to google page but after that when i go form next or next to next page by google, Then i want to get url of...
17 Jul 2015 by Dr Miroslav Stimac
Hello,I am trying to use the method "Dispatcher.BeginInvoke" in a Windows Phone 8.1 Universal App.See here:https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/cc190259(v=vs.105).aspx[^]However, "Dispatcher.BeginInvoke" seems not to be existing!"using...
30 Jun 2015 by Raj Negi
I am using map control in windows phone 8. I have to show places on map within 10km nearby my current location. Till then i am able to show my current location and i have latitude & longitude.Please tell me how to do this task.
25 Jun 2015 by Peter Leow
Check this out: Design UWP apps[^]esp Responsive design 101 for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps[^]
25 Jun 2015 by Member 9579525
I am developing windows phone 8.1. I want to do responsive design so that it will work for all resolution devices. how can do that?I have tiered bellow code.var bounds = Window.Current.Bounds; double height = bounds.Height; double width = bounds.Width;How to use it...
14 Jun 2015 by Fiyaz Hasan
Building a simple app for windows phone using plain HTML and Javascript
1 Jun 2015 by Member 11583307
i am working on an app where clicking on share button a particular image with category and its id define in uri should download. eg:- the uri i want is "www.somesever.com/category/id.jpg" pls help
1 Jun 2015 by swarjadhav
How can I write a code to consume classic ASP.NET and WCF web service in windows phone 8.1 application? Because its not allowing me to add service reference in solution explorer.
1 Jun 2015 by Leo Chapiro
Take a look at Calling Web API from a Windows Phone 8 Application (C#) :Quote:In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a complete end-to-end scenario consisting of an ASP.NET Web API application that provides a catalog of books to a Windows Phone 8 application.
28 May 2015 by Rahul s menon
how to do des encryption and decryption of string in wp8.1 runtime environment?
20 May 2015 by Member 10627743
I am planning to use a databound app template in my upcomming app because it suits what i wanted to use it for.But is it possible for me to populate the list and the details pagewith text files i.e i will create a folder for my text files in my appfolder and read them in the databound...
20 May 2015 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov
The tutorial you need could be easily found. Here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms750612%28v=vs.110%29.aspx[^].Please, before asking your next question, answer this one: What have you tried so far?.—SA
20 May 2015 by Paulo Augusto Kunzel
Place a textbox on your screen. Name it as something, I'll call it txtBoxWhenever you want to display your data you can do add the following line to your code//some codetxtBox.Text = getDevotion335();//some other code
20 May 2015 by Member 10627743
I have this code which reads text files in my app folder and displayed it in a messagebox,whenever the user clicks an item in a list and it's working fine.CustomMessageBox cmb; private void Day1(object sender, System.Windows.Input.GestureEventArgs e) { //...
12 May 2015 by Xiao Ling
What you need to do is to capture the barcode image on the client side, and send it to the server side. Then decode the barcode on the server side, and send the result back to the Web client. Here is an HTML5 solution for capturing and uploading images using the smartphone camera: Take a Photo...
12 May 2015 by Member 10627743
I have implemented a search feature in my app that is working fine. see the code belowBut i want to do more with the search featurexaml
11 May 2015 by hitech_s
I am going to develop an app for multiple platforms(IOS, Android, Windows). and multi tenant. So my question is how can i integrate O365 authentication now.in live id authentication generally we will create an app in live connection site and by using client id and client secret. but here we...
11 May 2015 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov
See, for example, this CodeProject article: How to Build a C# Barcode/QR Code Scanner by Using Your USB Camera[^].You can find a lot more.You can use WebRTC for sending media from browser. Start...
11 May 2015 by Alamgir Hossan
I've developed web application using visual studio 2008 and right at this moment I would like to add one more interface which can scan QR code using smart phone camera to retrieve data.Can anyone help me to give me an idea or sample source to do this?Thanks in advance.
6 May 2015 by Pete O'Hanlon
In this article, we're going to extend the work done in Part 1 and start reading in from the REST API.
29 Apr 2015 by Pete O'Hanlon
In this article, we're going to look at how we can start building a client side CodeProject API that's suitable for all C# developments.
17 Apr 2015 by Peter Leow
Check this out: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/windowsapps/en-us/acfceb44-80ef-47b8-93ea-a0bad66f1dee/windows-store-app-emoticons[^]
17 Apr 2015 by Member 11025096
Hii am making a dairy application for window phone 8.0.how can i add emotion icon in my application. there are two forms one form will contain emotions. when user will click on any emotion it will be displayed in form two where user in writing his daily dairy?there is no option for rich...
13 Apr 2015 by Member 11590185
My App Accesses Phone Contacts And I Want to delete Similar Names Contacts Here
3 Apr 2015 by tungnt185
This article will guide you how to using WCF service in Windows Phone.
31 Mar 2015 by Hingrajjs
i want to implement phone number format according to country andits working fine , but when i am placed my cursor in betweenof number and type any number then cursor move directly last position.i am using regx for formatting.
31 Mar 2015 by OriginalGriff
Never, ever, accept code from a insecure website to handle anything to do with real money.You do not know who is giving you the code, you do not know what it does, you do not know that it places the monies correctly into the appropriate account, without passing the details to any third...
31 Mar 2015 by askersuku
How to divide HTML content into multi pages on Windows Phone. I dont wanna scroll vertical when display data on the application. Can anyone help me?
22 Mar 2015 by suzand
I've implemented by following this link "AdMob Interstitial Cocos2d-x WP8[^]". I called interstitial ad in gameover page and it works fine (Ad show ). Now if i tap on play again button and my game crash itself while game staring. I couldn't find out why this problem occurred and how to...
22 Mar 2015 by Simon Jackson
We have finally reached the end of an era and the dawn of the next with the MonoGame project. The latest release has now broken its ties to the old XNA framework and stands alone.
15 Mar 2015 by phi nguyễn hữu
I have a ListBox which have about 100000 items. Now I want to to filter this ListBox based on what user types in TextBox. I want to search real time, so I handle TextBox_OnTextChanged event.My first solution was to set ListBox's ItemsSource whenever text changed. This is really slow.I using...
7 Mar 2015 by Tấn Quý Bùi
Hi, everyone, can someone help me to post the class from windows phone to webservices, using entity6, this is my server code [ResponseType(typeof(wizre))] public async Task Postwizre(string o) { wizre reok =...
2 Mar 2015 by Matej Hlatky
Hi,you don't need to create new Thread (and you shouldn't unless you know what are you doing); also don't need AutoResetEvent and call Dispatcher.BeginInvoke.Just use Async with Await how it was intended to use.You need to await the GetTableAsync method in your async click...
2 Mar 2015 by Steveo555
In the following code snippet I am having difficulty waiting for the completed event to fire. The WaitOne seems to just wait forever. I need to know the proper way of doing this in VB.Net. Cheers. Private mTable As agDBConnect.Table Private autoResetEvent As New...
25 Feb 2015 by macika123
Hello everyone,I'm trying to create a custom control for my Windows Phone 7.1 application, that displays a dotted graph of data.Currently, I'm using a custom ListBox derived from standard listbox with a custom panel as its itemspanel.The code of custom Listbox is really simple:public...
22 Feb 2015 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»
How to create Schedule Task in Universal Windows apps?
18 Feb 2015 by theophil1901
Hello,I started a simple static website not so long ago to boost my business. But I'm already tired of those annoying calls coming from telemarketers. And I noticed that most customers regret the money for phone calling.For this reason, I though I try the webphone technology to let my...
10 Feb 2015 by Member 11441771
Hello, I face with a problem while using Ozeki VoIP SDK[^] along with a special 8-channel sound card (Gigaport[^]). I try to describe the problem in more details. So, I want audio in respect of all calls to be routed to one of the channels on the card.It works in case of the first...
6 Feb 2015 by Jan Bakker
You can not do that in a windows phone app!You must built a service on your pc, (using the existing wpf app, or create a seperate one). The service must handle the communication between the wpf app and windows phone.So you phone app connects with that service.In the future you can use...
5 Feb 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan
The exception is telling you that the package you're going to install (hopefully through NuGet) has a dependency package that must be present in order to use this package. If you're unable to download that (dependency) package from NuGet, you can directly install that package. But from the...
5 Feb 2015 by Avenger1
Hii installed visual studio 2013 update 4 and now i want to write windows phone codebut in windows phone design it give me errorthis is error:*************************************System.ExceptionPackage failed updates, dependency or conflict validation.Windows cannot install...
4 Feb 2015 by venuchary
My Friends ,I am writing code for Barcode scanner in windows phone 8.1 with the help of ZXing.But it not showing proper resultant output .Here my question is , Is there any alternative API to read barcodes all formats .
25 Jan 2015 by Brady Kelly
I have had a Galaxy Grand New for about 3 weeks now. Bought after about six months of loneliness and misery, to replace my lost Galaxy S4. Looks like it does more than the S4, but superlatives are no bedfellows of this fine device.Apart from phone specifics not Handled by Android, there is...
21 Jan 2015 by Paolo Mazzon
Hello I would like to use the same database sqlite for an application made in wpf (which I have already connected and it works) but I do not know how to connect the application to the Windows phone database located on a PC in a given folder as:SQLiteAsyncConnection connection = new...
15 Jan 2015 by Brady Kelly
Extremely often when I click a link on my Android 4.2.2 phone, it asks me which browser to use, and whether to use it always or not. My repeated choice of 'always' is always ignored, and then I get a little message box telling me to go to "Task manager", and choose "Clear defaults". I can find...
15 Jan 2015 by Brady Kelly
I have a new Android smart phone, the Galaxy Trend Neo. It's like a scaled down S4/S5, with most features, but lower quality, like a relatively terrible screen resolution etc.I know how to use all the features, but I find myself stuck on common tasks, like selecting text to copy and paste,...