Add animations and transitions in a Windows Store app to improve the user experience.
Localize the Windows Store app UI.
Brand the Windows Store app and improve the loading experience with a splash screen.
Use various storage mechanisms, choose a suitable caching strategy for their Windows Store app, and use advanced file access methods.
Create custom controls, extend templated controls, and create and consume WinMD components.
Implement the Print and Settings contracts and the Play To API.
Work with the Push Notification Service (WNS).
Capture media with the camera and microphone.
Create and consume background tasks.
Discover device capabilities, interact with devices, and act upon sensor data.
Implement Windows Store trial licensing and in-app purchasing and advertising.
Understand how to manage Windows authentication and web authentication in Windows Store apps.
Diagnose problems and monitor application behavior using tracing and profiling tools and APIs
Module 1: Windows Store Apps Essentials
a. Review Windows 8 App Essentials – Presentation
b. Review Windows 8 App Essentials – Under the Hood
Module 2: Implementing Animations and Transitions
a. Using Animation
b. Working with Transitions and Transformations
c. Lab : Implementing Animations and Transitions
Module 3: Implementing Globalization and Localization
a. Working with Resource Files
b. Implementing Culture-Specific Formatting
c. Lab : Implementing Globalization and Localization
Module 4: Branding and a Seamless User Interface
a. Customizing the Splash Screen
b. Differentiate your app with branding
c. Lab : Branding and a Seamless User Interface
Module 5: Advanced Data Scenarios in a Windows Store App
a. Windows Store App Storage Options
b. Implementing Data Caching
c. Advanced File Functionality
d. Lab : Caching Data
Module 6: Creating Reusable Controls and Components
a. Creating Custom Controls
b. Extending Existing Controls
c. Creating and Consuming WinMD Components
d. Lab : Creating Reusable Controls and Components
Module 7: Implementing Advanced Contract Scenarios
a. The Print Contract
b. The Play To Contract
c. Lab : Printing
Module 8: The Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)
a. The Push Notification Service (WNS)
b. Communicating with the Push Notification Service (WNS)
c. Lab : The Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)
Module 9: Capturing Media
a. Using CameraCaptureUI to Capture Pictures, Videos or Audio
b. Using MediaCapture to Capture Pictures, Video, or Audio
c. Lab : Capturing Media
Module 10: Background Tasks
This module explains how to create and consume background tasks.
a. Creating Background Tasks
b. Consuming Background Tasks in a Windows Store App
c. Lab : Background Tasks
Module 11: Working with Sensors and Devices
a. Working with Sensors
b. Working with Devices
c. Lab : Working with Sensors and Devices
Module 12: Generating Revenue with your App
a. Implementing Trial Functionality in a Windows Store App
b. Implement In-App Purchases
c. Advertising in a Windows Store App
d. Lab : Generating Revenue with your App
Module 13: Securing Windows Store App Data
a. Managing Windows Authentication
b. Managing Web Authentication
c. Encryption in Windows Store Apps
d. Lab : Securing Windows 8 App Data
Module 14: Tracing and Profiling Windows Store Apps
a. Tracing a Windows Store App
b. Profiling a Windows Store App