Windows Live SDK for Windows Phone 7

Interest in the Windows Phone 7 platform is growing quickly and the need for apps is increasing faster still. However, not everything related to a consumer's Live profile is available on the phone natively. On Dec. 7, 2011 Microsoft released a new Windows Live SDK which allows access to Calendars, Contacts, Documents, and more. We'll be walking through the SDK and learn how to implement calls to Windows Live in order to support the rich functionality desired by consumers of Windows Phone 7.

Who Am I?

Danny Warren Working for InterKnowlogy in

Carlsbad, CA http://www.interknowlogy.com http://blogs.interknowlogy.com/author/da

nnywarren/

Twitter @dannydwarren

What is Windows Live?

Cloud Service Backbone of Microsoft’s consumer

world Email Calendaring Documents Storage Social Networking Photos and Videos (media) More…

What is Windows Phone?

Microsoft’s answer to the iThisAndThat, Robots, and cool RIMs

A different take on the smart phone with Metro

The mobile frontend of Windows Live (lite edition)

Growing Market

Helpful Phone Links

Aggregated Data Sources (check list) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh202972(v=vs.92).aspx

UserData namespace http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh220665(v=vs.92).aspx

Launchers and Choosers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff769542(v=vs.92).aspx

Scope Definitions: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh243646.aspx

Live Connect Site http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/default.aspx

What is the Live SDK?

A lot of needed APIs missing on the Phone

Near full access to Windows Live Calendaring Social Networking Full SkyDrive Access▪ Audio▪ Photos▪ Videos▪ Documents

Think WCF Data Service (REST API)

Phone APIs vs. Live SDK FIGHT! FACT – As a developer you need both

sets of APIs in order to create the best experience

FACT – The phone can read just about anything

FACT – Live SDK can create, read, update, or delete just about anything

FACT – Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'! http://www.funfunnyfacts.com/Fun-Funny-Facts.html

Contacts (Phone – The Cans) Save Single Email Choose Single Email Save Single Phone Number Choose Single Phone Number Using the Contacts API developers can access

all contacts on the phone and their information including non-Windows Live contacts (contacts are read-only) http://www.jeffblankenburg.com/2011/11/08/31-day

s-of-mango-day-8-contacts-api/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.phone.userdata.contact(v=VS.92).aspx

Contacts (Phone – The Cannots)

Cannot Create, Update, Delete Contacts (from a third party app)

Cannot save Email and Phone Number at the same time

Cannot make your bed or clean your room

Contacts (Live SDK – The Cans)

Can Create and Read (limited) Contacts http://

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh243648.aspx#contact

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh243648.aspx#user

Update? Delete?

Contacts (Live SDK – The Cannots)

Read is limited Can’t read email addresses, postal

addresses, work profile, or phone numbers

These can be created just not read? Update and Delete are not

mentioned in the documentation May or may not be supported

Contacts (End Result)

PHONE

Use the Contacts API to read contact information

LIVE SDK

Create Contacts Here

Jailbreak your users phones to support Update and Delete from third party apps?

Calendars (Phone – The Cans)

The Appointments API allows read-only access to all events in the user’s calendars When using this API understand that

there is no way to know which calendar the event is on, only which account owns that event

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.phone.userdata.appointment(v=vs.92).aspx

Calendars (Phone – The Cannots)

Cannot Read a specific Calendar Cannot Create, Update, or Delete

Calendars, or Events

Calendars (Live SDK – The Cans) Can Create, Read, Update, and Delete

Calendars, and Events http://

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh243648.aspx#calendar

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh243648.aspx#event

Access to calendars and events is restricted only by what permissions the user has on those calendars and events As a developer we can view that information

Can Subscribe to Public Calendars Can only Read and Delete Recurring Events

Calendars (Live SDK – The Cannots)

Cannot Create or Update Recurring Events

Calendars (End Result)

PHONE

Use the Appointments API to read events when the owning calendar does not matter

Use the Appointments API when no data connection exists

LIVE SDK

Create, Update, and Delete (Calendars and Events)

Use for reading when you want to read a specific calendar

Subscribing to Public Calendars

Inform the user they need to go to the Calendar Application to create or update a recurring event

SkyDrive (Phone – The…Cannots)

NOT POSSIBLE BUMMER LAME Cannot access any files on the phone

from a third party app

SkyDrive (Live SDK – The Cans) Create, Read, Update, Delete

Folders Albums Photos Videos Audio Documents▪ The key here is to pass the URL of the document to the

WebBrowserTask and let the OS take over for us Other Files

Pretty much what ever you want to do you can!

SkyDrive (End Result)

LIVE SDK FTW!!!!

Code…Slides are boring! Show us some code!

http://winlivehelper.codeplex.com