The developers of operating systems seek to make them as intuitive and user-friendly and convenient for users, and Microsoft employees are no exception. Windows Phone is quite easy to use, so install applications when working with it is the case of a pair of clicks. However, sometimes users have problems, so we will consider the process of installing programs in more detail.

To install the application on Windows Phone from the Windows Store brand store, you need to perform a number of simple actions:

Step 1. Run the app store from the master menu of the smartphone

Step 2.. Select the desired program or game and click the button " Is free"(Options" Buy", If the application is paid, and" Set"If it has already been installed on the device already)

Step 3.. Wait until the utility will be downloaded and not installed on a smartphone.

Step 4.. Run a program from the store or the main phone menu

Installing XAP files

* .Xap format applications can be installed from a computer by connecting it with a smartphone. To do this, you will need the SDK package for Windows Phone 8, which can be downloaded from the official Microsoft website. After downloading and installing a package on the computer, a number of utilities will appear, including Windows Phone Application Deployment, which is needed to install the program on Windows background. The sequence of actions is as follows:

Step 1. Run the application parameters in the smartphone, go to category " Update and security", Choose the item" For developers", Set the switch near the inscription" Developer mode"And click the" Yes»

Step 2.. Run on the computer program Windows Phone Application Deployment, connect your smartphone with a unlocked screen to it, select the application to be installed on the device, and click the " Expand»

Step 3.. Wait for the installation of the installation utility to the phone (during the process the screen screen must be unlocked)

Step 4.. Disable smartphone from a computer and check the installed application in the main menu

Install Android Applications on Windows Mobile

Microsoft has been developing a project Astoria.which could enable users to install applications on Windows 10 Mobileoriginally designed for Android OS. However, as a result, the work on the project was stopped, so at the moment it is impossible to install and launch Android programs on smartphones running Windows Mobile.

Sometimes the user may need to establish a program or a game on a smartphone running Windows Phone 8.1, which does not have a speed connection to the network. A typical situation, for example, when at home there is no Wi-Fi wireless connection, but there is a computer connected to the network using a cable. In this case, download programs through a mobile connection may be too long and unreasonably expensive, so it is better to download the necessary application or play on your desktop or laptop, and then install it on your smartphone in the form of a local file in XAP format.

Microsoft started the dissemination of Windows Phone 8.1.1 Developer PREVIEW update. This means that each Member of the Microsoft Developer Program has the ability to download and install on its Windows PHONE device update 8.10.14176. The full list of changes is not provided, however, it is known that the update brings an improvement in performance and correcting the detected errors. However, it is relifically known that the assembly 8.10.14176 brings the long-awaited fixing of the error 0x80188308, which appeared in some users when trying to install Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1.

To install XAP programs, your smartphone must have support for an external SD card, which, of course, requires a sufficient amount of free space. In addition, you will need a computer with access to the Internet, which will be downloaded for programs from the Windows Phone store. If all the necessary conditions are observed, then do the following steps.

1. Open your Windows Phone application directory on your main computer, located at www.windowsphone.com.
2. Select the program you want to install and go to its page in the directory.
3. Dog page at the bottom. Here, under system requirements and supported languages, you will detect the "Download and Manual Manual" link.
4. Save the installation file of the required program at any location convenient for you on the hard disk.
5. Connect your smartphone to a computer via a USB connection.
6. Move the downloaded XAP file on the SD card. You can do this using a system file manager, such as the conductor in Windows or Nautilus in Ubuntu.

After the installation file turns out to be on the user's smartphone memory card, you can disable the device from the computer. Then open the "Store" program and in the lower optional menu (three points), select "Local applications". His pressing will call the appearance of a new window, which displays the program list, the files of which were downloaded to the memory card. The user remains only to mark the necessary items and click the "Install" button.

Please note that this instruction is suitable only for those programs that you downloaded from the Official Windows Phone application directory. All applications that described above behave in the same way as installed directly from the network, including can be automatically updated in the event of new versions. As for paid programs, they can also be installed according to the instructions given, but their full use will be possible only after payment.

Source: 4pda.ru.

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Microsoft started the dissemination of Windows Phone 8.1.1 Developer PREVIEW update. This means that each Member of the Microsoft Developer Program has the ability to download and install on its Windows PHONE device update 8.10.14176. The full list of changes is not provided, however, it is known that the update brings an improvement in performance and correcting the detected errors. However, it is relifically known that the assembly 8.10.14176 brings the long-awaited fixing of the error 0x80188308, which appeared in some users when trying to install Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1.

Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 can be released on April 14

Two days ago, Microsoft officially introduced the latest Windows Phone 8.1 mobile operating system. The manufacturer stated that the update will begin to spread to smartphones over the coming months. But today it became known that Microsoft plans to run the version of Windows Phone 8.1 for developers on April 14. This means that any owner of the Windows Phone smartphone can independently install the firmware on the device.

Nokia Lumia 920 began to receive Lumia Cyan and Windows Phone 8.1 updates

At the beginning of this month, the test update of the Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone to Lumia Cyan and Windows Phone 8.1 in the UK began. Today, a full-scale update release was released for this smartphone to the new firmware version. Users from Africa, South America, Middle East, Europe, the Asia-Pacific and Canada began to report to obtain Lumia Cyan and Windows Phone 8.1 updates for Nokia Lumia 920. It is worth noting that if you have previously installed Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview, then you It will be necessary to first reduce the version of the operating system using the attached

The following version of Windows Phone will be named Threshold

Today it became known that the following version of the Windows Phone operating system will receive the code name Windows Phone Threshold. This information indirectly confirmed Microsoft itself by placing on the LinkedIn website vacancy of the software manager. In the description of the candidate's responsibilities, one of the points is "Planning and Development of IE 11+ for Windows and Windows Phone Threshold". Threshold is expected to unify Windows Phone, Windows 8 and Xbox apps. Unification also subjected to application development tools for each platform.

Support Windows Phone 7.8 will stop on September 9

Microsoft officially announced that on September 9 of this year, supporting the Windows Phone 7.8 operating system will be discontinued. But users owning devices on this version of the operating system should not be upset: during the next five years, Microsoft will be released for Windows Phone 7.8 security updates and error correction. During this period, no user interface updates or new features will be released for Windows Phone 7.8. Recall that updating to the version of the Windows Phone 7.8 operating system was released for devices.

Beta version of Opera Mini will return to the Windows Phone Store Store

Last week, the Opera Mini app was removed from the Windows Phone store for unknown reasons. Soon four more popular programs were removed without warning and explanation of the reasons. Fortunately, the Opera Software developer company has noticed users to Twitter for the impertline of Opera Mini. According to the developers, the reason for the removal of software has become a failure directly in the Windows Phone Store application store. Unexpected failure in the Windows Phone store. We work on this problem and return Opera Mini (beta version) to our users.

Microsoft has recently applies great efforts to popularize its mobile platform, but they will not boast of special success, alas cannot. All the commercials of marketers and programmers are divided into a enchanted circle, in which Windows Phone turned out to be: "Users do not come due to the scant selection of applications, and the developers are ignored due to the small number of users."

However, with the Windows 10 output, which is known to be a universal system for all platforms, everything can change. Microsoft came up with a cardinal exit from the trap, in which their mobile devices were. The ASTORIA project is a special tool for developers, which is designed to make it easier to portray and launch Android programs on mobile devices running Windows.

The presentation of this project was scheduled for autumn 2015 along with the final release of Windows 10 Mobile. However, something went wrong, and yesterday, the documentation and the Project Astoria files flowed into the network. And this is what interesting information has become public domain:

• Project Astoria will allow users of Windows 10 Mobile unhindered to install Android applications In the event that they do not use Google Play in their work. Otherwise, developers still need to perform a small modification.
• Along with Windows, Project Astoria SDK also will also be available for Mac, but later.
• To install APK file application, you will need Java JDK (1.7 or older), Android Studio and the ability to work with Android Debug Bridge (ADB).
• Currently, a limited list of devices is maintained, but in the future it will be expanded. This list: Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 925, Nokia Lumia 929 (Icon), Nokia Lumia 830, Nokia Lumia 930, Nokia Lumia 1020, Nokia Lumia 1520, Nokia Lumia 635, Nokia Lumia 730, Nokia Lumia 820, Nokia Lumia 435 , Nokia Lumia 928.

Some curious users have already managed to try the tools laid out on the network and installed Android applications on Windows 10 Mobile devices. It turned out that this process is very simple and accessible to almost any advanced user. You can see the detailed step-by-step guide in the following video. Links to the necessary files are given in the comments to this. roller On YouTube.

This news cannot but please all owners of mobile gadgets running the operating system from Microsoft. Finally, they will be able to establish any programs they need and stop envying the wealth of choice from competitors. However, can it save the Windows Mobile platform? We suggest express your opinion in the comments.

Here we have collected for you the most common ways that will be prompted how to install xap on windows phone smartphone. First, download the XAP files you are interested in - or.
Anlok must be made on your smartphone.

1. If you have Nokia Lumia 710/800 with Full Unlock.
2. If you have an HTC device of the first generation (HD7, Mozart, 7 Pro, Surround, Trophy), you can put a custom firmware.
3. If you have HTC Titan or HTC Radar, put the custom firmware.
4. If you have Sumsung ATIV S, I do Interop.
5. If there is no opportunity to put a custom firmware or are afraid to put a custom firmware with a full unlock, we do. It is suitable for both devices with WP7.x and for WP8.

Attention!!! From our site you can put any XAP on Windows Phone 8 / 8.1. To put XAP on your phone with WP8 / 8.1, use the utility Application Deployment. From the SDK 8 / 8.1 set (instructions for using the Application Deployment below B).

Method number 1. (only for WP7)

Important: The device must be removed from the lock. During installation, you need to follow this.

Method number 2. (only for WP7)

Method number 3.

If you have Windows Phone 7:

1. Install (if not installed) Windows Phone Software Development Kit (SDK) 7.1 is.iso image (before use you need to write on a blank or run via a virtual disk for example in the Daemon Tools program) and it weighs 730MB. Either install via a web installer, downloaded by reference.
2. Run, enter under the account with which a student unlock was conducted and synchronize the smartphone.
3. Run APPLICATION Deployment (Start -\u003e All Programs -\u003e Windows Phone SDK 7.1 -\u003e Application Deployment).
4. In the Application Deployment window Har: Choose downloaded. Mark file.
5. Unlock the smartphone screen (and ensure that the screen is not blocked in time).
6. At the Application Deployment, press Deploy, wait for the end - "XAP Deployment Complet".

If you have Windows Phone 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10 Mobile:

1. Install Windows Phone SDK8.0.
   If you have Windows 8 installed on your computer, it must have a 64-bit, the official installer will not start to 32-bit (download the official web installer SDK8).
   If you still have Windows 8 32-bit on your computer, read the instructions.
   If you have Windows 7 32- or 64-bit on your computer, then use the instructions.
   Recommended Install SDK 8.1 Lite according to the instructions, as it is installed both on Windows 8 / 8.1 and on Windows 7.
2. Run the Application Deployment (Start -\u003e All Programs -\u003e Windows Phone SDK 8.0 / 8.1 -\u003e Application Deployment).
3. In application deployment in the Har window: Choose downloaded. The file.
4. Unlock the smartphone screen (and follow the setup screen not blocked).
5. In Application Deployment, press Deploy, wait for the end - "XAP Deployment Complet" or "Deployment of the application has been successfully completed."

Also, instead of the Applicatin Deployment utility, you can use the program that we highly recommend.

When installing.xap errors are possible:

1. XAP IS Invalid - often happens with XAP files by manually by manually from the market, with files with non-standard symbols in the title (eg in the default), there are still other reasons but for the user they are not clear (see paragraph 5)
2. 0 × 89731812: Connection to the device failed. Please make sure that the phone is connected and there is no lock on the screen.
3. 0 × 89731813: The application failed to run. Please make sure the device has been registered and unlocked.
4. 0 × 89740006: The phone is blocked. Please unlock the phone and try again.
5. 0 × 81030110: Failed to install the application. Runtime Error. It is possible to wmappmanifest.xml file located in the attribute content is incorrect.
6. 0 × 81030118: Installing an application failed. The developer device is locked. Registration for developers unlocks the program before deploying an application (it's easier to bring the unlock to the end).
7. 0 × 81030119: Unable to install the application. You have reached the maximum number of applications developed for the device that can be installed. Please delete previous application installed by the developer. (You can simply increase the number of installed applications using tweak or XAP is Full Unlock, for student unlock "A - 2 applications maximum).
8. 0x81030120: The installed application has the ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES flag.
9. 0x89740005 - It is required to make an aloko developer on the phone (instruction). In other words, you are trying to install XAP on a clean smartphone.
10. Deployment Optimization Failed WITH Error "Unable to Read Input File" (Optimization of Deployment Completed Error: "Failed to read the input file") - Install such XAP files are needed using the program.