Universal Windows app samples

This repo contains the samples that demonstrate the API usage patterns for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) in the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 10. These code samples were created with the Universal Windows templates available in Visual Studio, and are designed to run on desktop, mobile, and future devices that support the Universal Windows Platform.

Universal Windows Platform development

These samples require Visual Studio 2015 and the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 10 to build, test, and deploy your Universal Windows apps.

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Using the samples

The easiest way to use these samples without using Git is to download the zip file containing the current version (using the link below or by clicking the "Download ZIP" button on the repo page). You can then unzip the entire archive and use the samples in Visual Studio 2015.

Download the samples ZIP

Notes:

• Before you unzip the archive, right-click it, select Properties, and then select Unblock.
• Be sure to unzip the entire archive, and not just individual samples. The samples all depend on the SharedContent folder in the archive.
• In Visual Studio 2015, the platform target defaults to ARM, so be sure to change that to x64 or x86 if you want to test on a non-ARM device.

The samples use Linked files in Visual Studio to reduce duplication of common files, including sample template files and image assets. These common files are stored in the SharedContent folder at the root of the repository and referred to in the project files using links.

Reminder: If you unzip individual samples, they will not build due to references to other portions of the ZIP file that were not unzipped. You must unzip the entire archive if you intend to build the samples.

For more info about the programming models, platforms, languages, and APIs demonstrated in these samples, please refer to the guidance, tutorials, and reference topics provided in the Windows 10 documentation available in the Windows Developer Center. These samples are provided as-is in order to indicate or demonstrate the functionality of the programming models and feature APIs for Windows.

Contributions

These samples are direct from the feature teams and we welcome your input on issues and suggestions for new samples. At this time we are not accepting new samples from the public, but check back here as we evolve our contribution model.

See also

For additional Windows samples, see Windows on GitHub.

Samples by category

App settings
App package information	Application data

Audio, video, and camera
Adaptive streaming	Advanced casting	Audio categories
Audio graphs	Background audio	Basic camera app
Basic face detection	Basic face tracking	Basic media casting
Camera face detection	Camera preview frame	Camera profiles
Camera resolution	DASH streaming	Direct2D photo adjustment
High dynamic range	Media editing	Media transport controls
MIDI	Playlists	Simple imaging
Spatial audio	System media transport controls	Transcoding media
Video playback	Video stabilization	Windows audio session (WASAPI)
Windows media import

Communications
Bluetooth RFCOMM chat	Communication blocking and filtering	Phone call
Real-time communication	SMS send and receive	Voice over IP (VoIP)

Contacts and calendar
Appointment calendar	Contact cards	Contact picker
UserDataAccountManager

Controls, layout, and text
AutoSuggestBox migration	Clipboard	Commanding
Context menu	Context menu (XAML)	Disabling selection
Display orientation	Downloadable fonts (DirectWrite)	Downloadable fonts (XAML)
Drag and drop	Focus visuals	Full screen mode
Line spacing (DirectWrite)	ListView and GridView	Lock screen apps
Message dialog	Multiple views	OCR
Printing	Pull-to-refresh	Responsiveness techniques
Scaling according to DPI	Splash screen	State triggers
Tailored multiple views	Title bar	UI basics (XAML)
User interaction mode	WebView control (HTML)	Window resizing

Custom user interactions
Basic input	Complex inking	Inking
Low latency input	Simple inking

Data
Blobs	Compression	Content indexer
Form validation (HTML)	IndexedDB	Logging
Serializing and deserializing data	x:Bind	x:DeferLoadStrategy
XML DOM	XmlLite

Deep links and app-to-app communication
App services	Sharing content source app	Sharing content target app

Devices and sensors
Accelerometer	Activity detection sensor	AllJoyn consumer experiences
AllJoyn producer experiences	Altimeter	Background sensors
Barcode scanner	Barometer	Bluetooth advertisement
Cash drawer	Compass	Custom HID device
Custom sensors	Custom serial device	Custom USB device
Device enumeration	General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)	Gyrometer
Inclinometer	Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)	Lamp device
Light sensor	Magnetic stripe reader	Near field communication (NFC)
NFC enterprise provisioner	Orientation sensor	Pedometer
POS printer	Proximity sensor	Relative inclinometer
Relative orientation sensor	Serial Arduino	Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
Simple orientation sensor

Files, folders, and libraries
File access	File and folder thumbnail	File picker
File picker provider	File search	Folder enumeration
HomeGroup	Library management	Semantic text query

Gaming
Direct3D game	DirectX and XAML game

Globalization and localization
Application resources and localization	Calendar	Date and time formatting
Globalization preferences	Japanese phonetic analysis	Language font mapping
Linguistic services	Number formatting and parsing	Text segmentation
Text suggestions	Unicode string processing

Graphics and animation
Animated GIF playback (XAML)	Animation library (HTML)	Animation metrics
Composition visual without framework	Direct2D custom image effects	Direct2D gradient mesh
Efficient animations (HTML)	Transform3D animations	Transform3D parallax

Identity, security, and encryption
Credential locker	Credential picker	Disabling screen capture
Enterprise data protection	KeyCredentialManager	Lock screen personalization
Smart cards	User information	UserConsentVerifier
Web account management	WebAuthenticationBroker

Launching and background tasks
Association launching	Background task

Maps and location
Geolocation	Geotag	MapControl

Navigation
Back Button	Master/detail	Navigation menu (XAML)
Pivot	Projection	XHR, handling navigation errors, and URL schemes

Networking and web services
Background transfer	DatagramSocket	Exchange Active Sync (EAS)
HttpClient	JSON	Mobile broadband
Radios	RSS reader end-to-end (JavaScript)	Socket activity trigger stream socket
StreamSocket	Syndication	USSD protocol
WebSocket	Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi Direct services
Wi-Fi scanning

Platform architecture
In-process component authoring	In-process component authoring	Out-of-process component authoring

Speech and Cortana
Cortana voice command	Speech recognition and synthesis

Threading
JavaScript Web Workers app multithreading

Tiles, toasts, and notifications
Notifications	Secondary tiles