Windows Mobile 6 SDKs Available For Download
I'm pleased to say that the Windows Mobile 6 SDKs went live today as planned. You can download the SDK for touchscreen (Windows Mobile Professional) and non-touchscreen (Windows Mobile Standard) here.
Using the Windows Mobile 6 SDK you can test your application using the emulators in the Windows Mobile 6 SDKs. The SDKs together with Visual Studio 2005 mean you have everything you need to build and test applications for both Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6. Read the “What’s New” guide to learn why your Windows Mobile 5.0 application should work on Windows Mobile 6, what to expect from new screen resolutions and why Windows Mobile 6 makes it easier to build and deploy Line of Business applications.
Don't forget that around May 1st we'll release the Windows Mobile 6 SDK Refresh featuring new documentation, the latest emulators, support for basic AJAX applications and links to Line of Business frameworks, samples and documentation.
For more info on the Windows Mobile 6 SDK, our SDK Program Manager Fernando Zandona has put together a nice post here.
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Anonymous
March 01, 2007
Hi, are there any ROM releases planned for existing HTC devices that support winMo6? -thanksAnonymous
March 01, 2007
Can't wait to try out a Windows Mobile 6 device? Now you don't have to - if you have Visual Studio 2005Anonymous
March 01, 2007
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March 01, 2007
Does wm6 use built-in SQL Server CE to store contacts/tasks and messages?Anonymous
March 01, 2007
Getting Installation Issue --> Could Not Access Network Location Common7IDEProjectTemplates.Anonymous
March 01, 2007
Other languages like german, french? Is there plan for relase?Anonymous
March 01, 2007
Microsoft can't answer about upgraders. It is not up to Microsoft to release upgrades. Your phone manufacturer must do this, so ask them for an upgrade. Historically there are almost never any OS upgrades for phones. They want you to buy new hardware instead. Pocket PC's (without phone functionality) is a bit different.Anonymous
March 02, 2007
Getting Installation Issue --> Could Not Access Network Location Common7IDEProjectTemplates. (Vista Business)Anonymous
March 02, 2007
Hi Genna, It looks like you have a security policy kicking in and disabling VBScript as a script host. One possible workaround is to re-register VBScript.dll: regsvr32 %SystemRoot%system32vbscript.dll Let me know if that fix it for you. I'll blog about that soon with more details. Thanks, FZAnonymous
March 02, 2007
Michael, the dot pitch for 320x320 is very similar to the dot pitch for a 320x240 smartphone. It's officially 128 DPI where the Smartphone is 131, but they're close enough that icons for one will work on the other. To cover all bases, I always make five sizes of icon: 16x16 PPC QVGA small, SP QSIF small 22x22 SP QVGA small, PPC 320x320 small 32x32 PPC QVGA normal, SP QSIF normal, PPC VGA small 44x44 SP QVGA normal, PPC 320x320 small 64x64 PPC VGA normal The PPC 320x320 images are new, but you don't need new icons for them. While their official sizes are a bit different (21x21, etc), if you use the SP QVGA icons, they'll look fine. MikeAnonymous
March 02, 2007
Hi James, Will there be support for Email Interception in the MessageInterceptor in the near future? ThanksAnonymous
March 02, 2007
Is a standalone emulator with images planned? Some might need to use the emulator for non development like testing and documenting.Anonymous
March 02, 2007
Thanks, Fzandona The command above fixed my problem with the sdks. Thanks AgainAnonymous
March 02, 2007
When we release the localized emulator images, they will have the Device Emulator included so can be used as standalone packages. We will have an English version of the localized emulator.Anonymous
March 04, 2007
I'm having trouble using the radio (phone functionality) on all of the emulator images. Am I missing something?Anonymous
March 05, 2007
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March 08, 2007
It seams that the kernel of windows mobile 6 is still wince5. Right?Anonymous
March 09, 2007
Eric, yes, that's correct. WM6 is based on the WinCE 5 kernel. The two have been somewhat independently developed and, pretty much, the only time the Windows Mobile version and the CE version have lined up was at 5. MikeAnonymous
March 09, 2007
Same as others above: Could Not Access Network Location Common7IDEProjectTemplates. Vista Ultimate + ITL & VS2005 PRO ...Anonymous
March 09, 2007
... try to register vbscript.dll returns E_FAIL (80004005). VS2005 SP1 + Vista patch & VM5 SDK installed successfully. Cheers,Anonymous
March 13, 2007
Getting BSOD when installing some Activesync driver during SDK install. My PC reboots, SDK is partially installed, no uninstall option, and previous emulator manager in VS2005 disappeared. Seems that the SDK need some more polishing in order to work.Anonymous
March 17, 2007
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March 24, 2007
Roberto and anyone else having problems installing the SDK on Vista, try right clicking the installer file and "Unblock" - this worked for me.Anonymous
March 28, 2007
can i upgrade my mobile i-mate jasjar which is (wm)window mobile-5 to wm-6?Anonymous
April 04, 2007
Will thanks, this UNBLOCK from the properties menu fixed the install error for network location.Anonymous
April 21, 2007
I'm trying to extract the ROM image (*.bin) file of WM6 for my PortableCE project. I tried several to perform the msiexec /a option to extract the files but nothing happened. It work for the WM5. Can someone tell me how to go around this? Thanks!Anonymous
April 25, 2007
Guys, how can I deploy an app from Visual Studio 2005 into this? All I get in the list of options is Pocket PC 2003 Emulator. ThanksAnonymous
July 09, 2007
my mobile i-mate jasjar have been upgraded to WM6 found that 3G is not available and other features are not compatible. should I downgrade back to WM5 and how to do the downgrade. Thanks.Anonymous
August 09, 2007
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October 16, 2007
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October 29, 2007
can i install wm6 on a treo 680Anonymous
March 22, 2008
It seemed that we could only resize the RAM, but we could not resize the ROM for storing data. Is there any way to resolve the problem?Anonymous
April 07, 2008
Why isn't VS 2008 Standard allowed to use this SDK? I upgraded from VS2005 Standard, and now I have to go backward to get the same functionality? Is there an upgrade path planned?Anonymous
May 22, 2008
I am having a big problem, when I try install the sdk, Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK Refresh.msi, I receive the message "This installation package could not be openned. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid windows installer package. I can install with sucess the standard sdk, but not the professional version, I have the service pack 1 of visual studio 2005, vista compatibilitie and I am running in a Windows Vista. Thank's for any help.Anonymous
May 29, 2008
"This installation package could not be openned. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid windows installer package" Same problem!!! Any help?Anonymous
November 30, 2008
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May 16, 2009
I am hapey on you'r service thanks.Anonymous
June 06, 2009
Looking for WM 6.0 or WM 6.1 for my HTC P3300 english please, please. E-mail insoda@seznam.czAnonymous
June 06, 2009
Tadas, I do not see the upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 offered on HTCs Web site. Since it is not available on the site, my assumption is that the upgrade was not made available for that device. That said, I seem to remember hearing that the upgrade would be available for this device, so you may want to try contacting HTC directly for more information.