Launchers 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 Launchers in your Windows Phone apps to enable users to perform common tasks. By using Launchers you help provide a consistent user experience throughout the Windows Phone platform. At the same time, by using Launchers you can distinguish your apps by providing additional functionality. For more information, see Launchers and Choosers for Windows Phone 8.
Launchers do not return data or status to your app. For tasks that capture data, see Choosers for Windows Phone 8.
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How to use the Bing Maps directions task for Windows Phone 8 |
Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Bing Maps app, specifying a starting location or an ending location, or both, for which driving directions are displayed. |
Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Bing Maps app, centered at a specified location or at the user’s current location. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the device’s connection settings. Use this to enable users to change the connection settings from your app. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the email app with a new message displayed. Use this to enable users to send email from your app. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to let users download a map for offline use. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to let users check for updates to a map that they have previously downloaded for offline use. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Maps application. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Maps application and display driving directions between two points. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Store or Marketplace and display the details page for a specified product. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Store or Marketplace. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Store or Marketplace and display the review page for the current app. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Store or Marketplace and display the display the search results from the specified search terms. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the media player. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Phone app. Use this to enable users to make a phone call from your app. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the web search app. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch a dialog that enables the user to share a link on the social network of their choice. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch a dialog that enables the user to share a status message on the social network of their choice. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the Messaging app with a new SMS message displayed. Use this to enable users to send a message from your app. |
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Lists the steps and contains the code to launch the web browser app. |