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  1. Provide Song Name for MediaPlayer.Queue.Activesong for Zune Streamed Music

    Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Media.MediaPlayer.Queue.Activesong populates the .Artist property for music *streamed* from Zune, but not the .Name property, so devs can't know what song is playing. Marketplace policy requires music apps to populate both properties, so Zune should do this, too.

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      0 comments  ·  XNA  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • support to save audio file to medialibrary

      This will benefit for applications which create audio, or recording voice, it will be easy and unified way to export audio files instead of create extra server program.

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        0 comments  ·  Dev Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
      • Email headers broken

        Originally posted by Sergiy (http://wpdev.uservoice.com/users/26024506-sergiy)
        "
        russian characters in email subject field are replaced by question marks when reply is sent.
        Steps to reproduce:
        1. send an email from gmail web interface with word "тест" as subject
        2. download the email using phone default client (the subject is shown correctly)
        3. press reply (subject is still correct)
        4. send the email
        5. check Sent folder - subject is displayed as ????
        6. check email in gmail - subject is brolen as well

        p.s. the phone language and settings are UK english. russian is used only as additional keyboard…

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          1 comment  ·  Bugs  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • Access Podcasts through MediaLibrary

          Provide access to the podcast episodes that are in the media library so that they may be used to construct, for instance, custom playlists.

          Developers wishing to leverage the Zune media platform to offer improved or tailored podcast playback experiences are currently blocked. Instead, an app developer must re-implement all the podcast management functions that are already well handled by the device and the PC Zune software. Once access to a user’s podcast subscriptions and already downloaded episodes is enabled, developers may easily write applications which enhance the existing playback experience.

          This idea could be relatively simply achieved as a…

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            6 comments  ·  Framework  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
          • Disable 3G when phone is locked

            When the phone is locked (i.e. usually in my pocket, give users the option to disable 3G and just use edge for notifications etc.) Once the phone is unlocked and being used, 3G re-enables in the background for web browsing etc unless a Wi-Fi network is active. I'm sure that this would take normal day to day battery life well over the 10 hours or so that most people need.

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              3 comments  ·  Network  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
            • Make payouts every month!

              Please make payouts for apps and in-app products every month!

              For now, we have to wait at least 4 months after we get $200 of revenue from our apps. It's a shame! There's no benefit of developing for Windows Phone at all, it's better to develop for iOS, Android and even BlackBerry first, and then, maybe, some time, for Windows Phone.

              You should remove these idiotic limits and make payouts for developers every month, not depending on what revenue did they get from their apps! Or if you don't want to or cannot (don't believe though), then you should not…

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                1 comment  ·  Dev Center - use Dev Center forum  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
              • 30 votes
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                  1 comment  ·  XNA  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                • Preserve exif information of Images while saving in Isolated storage or Media library

                  We can access exif info (limited) using a Picture object when dealing with Media library. But if we try to save an Image within app inside Media library or some Isolated storage we can't prserve exif info of that image. A better manipulation of exif APIs will be very helpfull. Read the given link for more details: http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/p/84673/510718.aspx#510718

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                    1 comment  ·  Dev Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                  • Toast push notification can resuming the app

                    If the application in the background,Toast push notification can resuming the app,not restart the app.

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                      0 comments  ·  Push Notification  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                    • Media playback on emulator should match Phone

                      The phone currently plays a large selection of media formats (MP4, M4V, 3GP etc) that aren't supported in the emulator. This makes apps that use these formats extremely hard to debug.

                      Would be awesome if you could fix this :)

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                      • Group call log entries by contact.

                        In the call log, we can see multiple entries for the same contact. Instead, just show the latest activity.
                        And show the previous entries, when clicked on the latest entry!!

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                        • Create a Windows Phone with attached gamepad similar to Sony's Xperia Play

                          In my humble opinion, the Windows Phone is the best gaming phone on the market today. The connection with XNA and Xbox are limitless. I would love to see a Windows Phone that had real controls. If Microsoft or one of the manufacturers created a phone like that, it would make the experience even more awesome! Apple made a mistake of blocking any type of gamepad control for their phone. I would love to see Microsoft follow the path of Xperia Play and embrace this type of phone!

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                          • Option to disable the sound played when connecting to the power outlet

                            It is late and I have forgotten to load the battery of my thirsty Windows Phone. I plug it into the power outlet and THEN it plays this stupid sound, my wife wakes up and I am mad about it. I then have to mute the sound every time I have to load the phone. Of course I sometimes forget to crank up the loudness afterwards so I will not hear the morning alarm. So please make it possible to disable the sound played when the WP7 is connected to the power outlet.

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                            • No Pin Option for Kids Corner

                              If you activate a pin for the phone Kids Corner automatically gets a pin too. This means that you as a parent have to unlock the phone for your child. (Or give them the pin which kind of defeats the purpose.)

                              Feature suggestion: I would like to be able to set "no pin" in the settings for Kids Corner. Additional feature option would be to specify a different pin for Kids Corner (1234) :)

                              It makes no sense to have a pin for Kids Corner if you have, say, only configured a few games in that area for your child!

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                              • Viber for Mango!

                                Viber is an extremely popular application similar to Tango, but better in some ways.
                                It has more users -> more people to call.
                                The application is built into your contact list (no application to open).
                                You can text people using Viber.

                                Here is the info thats available on the Website of Viber:
                                Viber is an application for free international calls and text messages to other Viber users using 3G or Wi-Fi. Uses your existing contact list - check out which of your phone contacts and friends is already on Viber so that you can call and text them for free.

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                                  2 comments  ·  Dev Center - use Dev Center forum  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                • Open access for XBOX Live achievements

                                  Give ability to create games that have access for xbox live achievements. It doesn't have to be full access. Still only partners can have a "Xbox live" mark on their game icon, but having a one place for achievements, leader boards and friends would be great (WP7 Live?)

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                                    3 comments  ·  Network  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                  • Screenshot Hotkey in Emulator

                                    It is physically impossible for me to play my game in the emulator and capture an image of it that actually represents what gameplay looks like.

                                    My game is controlled by the Accelerometer and has very rapid gameplay that makes switching from using the Accelerometer to Screenshot tab and actually capturing a screenshot impossible. It simply doesn't work. In order to take the screenshot it takes 2 mouse clicks and about half a second. If I am lucky I can do it before my character dies, even then though the player is just moving in a straight line to nowhere…

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                                      0 comments  ·  Dev Experience  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                    • Visual Voicemail

                                      My company likes WP7, but the nonexistence of visual voice-mail is stopping a switch from the iPhone. Is there a way to access voice-mail metadata?

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                                        2 comments  ·  Framework  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                      • Socket APIs and duplex WCF communication

                                        Socket APIs and duplex WCF communication

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