Dynamic tiles windows phone

Like Windows 8, Windows 10 has been filled with Live Tiles since its launch in By default, dozens of tiles or squares in the Start Menu are updated with the latest information, news or weather.

Start Menu live tiles first appeared in the Windows Phone 7 OS and were designed for a mobile-first experience. As we reported last year, the days of live tiles are numbered and Microsoft is no longer developing the feature internally. AIR for Facebook Free. What's new in this version In the version 1. Additional information Published by Christophe Lavalle. Published by Christophe Lavalle. All Rights Reserved. Approximate size Age rating For all ages.

This app can Access your Internet connection Use your pictures library. Permissions info. Installation Get this app while signed in to your Microsoft account and install on up to ten Windows 10 devices. These lines creates the data for the final bitmap image using various bits of information. The pixels are stored in an array ready to use. NOTE: The image is returned to the calling method, which is where it is saved as a. PNG file. So at this point we have saved an image to the app's local storage folder in.

PNG format. Now we just create new tile data and update your app's tile with it. This sample updates an app's medium and wide tile. NOTE: You need to include a default wide tile in your app's manifest to be able to use a wide tile.

By default, apps support medium and small tiles. To do this:. This tutorial doesn't use the extra large tile size, though it should be adaptable to do so with minimal effort.

Paste this code into MainPage. Now that you have all the pieces in place you need to actually execute the code to generate a live tile. For this example we'll trigger the live tile from a button click, but in your apps you will want to use logic to lead to a tile update, such as incoming news or progress in a game.

Add a button to your MainPage. Paste the code below underneath the code for your two user controls:. And that's it. Try it out! If you have two monitors you can put the Start menu on one screen and run this project on the other and watch the tile update when you click the button!

I've noticed that the tiles sometimes don't update. You can only resize a tile to take up the amount of space in a single row. If there's only a single square of space available, the only sizes that will work are small and medium. To resize to large, you have to have a full row available.

You cannot size beyond a single row, and some tiles do not expand beyond medium size. If you find you want to resize to a large tile, but the configuration doesn't allow it, you can long-press a tile and then maneuver the tiles around so that you have the space available to accommodate the large tile. Just remember to base the sizing of tiles on what data and information each tile offers. For example, you don't want to use up a full row for the email tile that only offers you the number of emails in your current inbox.

Save that space for a much more dynamic and space-hungry tile such as People or Photos. At first blush, the Windows Phone 8 home screen, with its toyish looking tiles, might seem a bit less than useful.

However, If you spend a bit of time with them, you can make them work for you and not against you.