Windows Dev Center Analytics Receives Updates from Microsoft

Microsoft has improved some of the reports developers now get about their apps in the Microsoft Developer Portal.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

July 28, 2016

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Windows Dev Center Analytics Receives Updates from Microsoft

According to Microsoft, one area they get a lot of feedback on from developers is the analytic tools the company provides through their Microsoft Developer Center.

In the past, Microsoft required developers to use Visual Studio Application Insights to measure the activities around their apps performance in the Windows Store.

Now, thanks to recent changes they have made in transitioning app insights from Application Insights to HockeyApp, they can now offer new analytics to provide developers data on how users on Windows 10 are using their apps.

The new report is available on the main page of the Microsoft Developer Center dashboard in each developers account and provides information about:

  • User Sessions

  • Active Users

  • Summaries by Market

  • Summaries by Package Version

Another analytics report that has been overhauled in the Microsoft Dev Center is the life to date reports which now allows you to view lifetime related data about the acquisition of your apps instead of just restricted time frames.

Soon Microsoft will also add lifetime reporting about any In App Purchases/Products (IAP) you provide to your users as well.

If you want to see early versions of new features like these reports you can join the Dev Center Insider Program and gain access to new features and have a direct channel to provide early feedback on their development.

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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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