Windows Dev Center Updates for August 2016

The folks over at the Microsoft Windows Dev Center have added several enhancements to the developer portal over the month of August.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

August 30, 2016

1 Min Read
Windows Dev Center Updates for August 2016

We all know that Microsoft is constantly updating, upgrading and enhancing the features of their products and services.

They have in fact, for better or worse, embraced the idea of delivering their offerings at a steady pace instead of every year for major updates.

One of those areas is their web based portal for developers, the Windows Dev Center, where they shared all of the updates that were delivered during the month of August.

  • Submit apps and games to Xbox One

  • Reduce the risk of a new app release with gradual package rollout

  • Communicate optional and required hardware preferences

  • Ensure customers have an ideal experience with your app or game through mandatory updates

  • Simplify cross-device development with Store–managed consumables

  • Streamline app management with the Submission API and simplified device family targeting

  • Enhance your business analysis through improved reports: lifetime add-on acquisitions, an enhanced Feedback report and the new Real time report

  • Work faster in Dev Center using the new dashboard view

The big area in those updates is opening up access to Xbox One for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. Today Microsoft is hosting an App Dev on the Xbox One day online but don't worry if you missed it because it will be offered on Channel 9 for on demand replay in the near future.

The individual improvements in each of the above areas are provided in detail over on the Windows Dev Center with links to all of the appropriate pages and tools so that you can take advantage of those new features.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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