![]() It is a remote control for VLC, and the description in the store is more or less exactly the same as the description I use on iOS and Android. My first version of VLC Remote was released on iOS in 2008. I’m not sure which of these I have broken. jpg file type, the app should be able to open the image for viewing or editing. For example, if your app declares an association with the. If your app declares an association with a given file type or extensibility point, it must provide the functionality that a customer would expect, given that association.Your app must be fully functional and offer customers unique, creative value or utility.If your app contains content or features restricted to certain languages, markets or geographies or has other important limitations, they should be clearly described.You should not represent your app to be from a company, government body, or other entity if you do not have permission to make that representation.Your app may not use a name or icon similar to that of other apps.The screenshots, app name, developer name, tile, category and app description, and any other related metadata you provide with your app, should make it easy for a user to understand the functions, features, and any important limitations of your app.Your app and its associated metadata must accurately and clearly reflect the source, functionality, and features of your app. Microsoft has unpublished one or more of the apps registered to your account as they do not comply with Windows Phone and Windows Store Policy Requirement 10.1. The app metadata does not accurately represent the features, functionality, and capabilities of the app. Unfortunately the day after VLC Remote was approved, I got an email to say that the existing app had been unpublished. The version in the store is the one that has been there since August 2014. Note that at this stage, the new version is still waiting in the wings ready for me to click ‘make it so’. I wrote to myappfree to tell them I was ready. Within 24 hours, the new version was approved.Ĭongratulations! VLC Remote app has successfully passed certification to be included in the Windows Phone Store. I wanted to wait until myappfree were ready before releasing the new version. Importantly – when I submitted the new version, I set things so that the new version would not be automatically published. Updating was unexpectedly painful, and came with minor annoyances and ‘windows-isms’ such as some disappearing core http support which only shows on the device (fortunately, I had bought a new windows 8 device to test on), and requirements like the app tile called SquareTile71x71 which of course has to be 170px by 170px.Īdding the new version to the store seems to delete all saved app information and screenshots requiring an annoying re-uploading of images and text – but all that can be overcome, and I finally pressed submit. This was triggered by an invitation by to be their free app for a day. A month or so ago, we kicked off a smallish project to support windows 8.1 and the new larger screen sizes. Nonetheless, I like the app, and while it is live, then I want it to be good. VLC Remote has earned slightly less than £2000 over it’s lifetime, which makes it a pretty rubbish investment for me. Sadly, the store has not delivered in terms of revenue. The OS has some great design features, and we tried to make use of them to build a great remote. When Microsoft launched windows phone, I assumed they had enough money and commitment to make the ecosystem work, so I had VLC Remote ported to run on windows phone. I’m not really expecting much – so this is probably a farewell rant as Hobbyist Software exits the windows store, with only a little regret. If you can figure out what I did, and how to get VLC Remote published again, then you win a rubbish windows phone. In fact, they seem to have made it impossible for me to even change things if I can figure out what the problem actually is. They haven’t given me much more information than this. ![]() …it does not accurately reflect the source, functionality, capabilities or features of the app Microsoft have unpublished it from the store because It has 36 reviews with an average 5 star rating. VLC Remote has been available in the Windows Phone store since 2012.
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