Difference between Windows 8 Store Apps And Windows Phone Apps

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HockeyJ picture HockeyJ · Nov 3, 2012 · Viewed 9k times · Source

I know this seems basic, but I have spent hours looking at docs and videos and cant seem to find the answer. Sorry if I'm being a doof.

Is there a difference between Windows 8 App Store Development and Windows 8 Phone Development? I am not sure if I need to test on both UI's?

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Answer

Saravanan picture Saravanan · Dec 15, 2012

All these days I was thinking that Microsoft made Windows 8 as universal operating system for the various device like smart phone, tablet, surface tablet, desktop.

My assumption went wrong.

Windows RT runs on tablet and Windows 8 Pro runs on desk top, (windows RT and Windows 8 pro are different version of windows 8 OS).

Window Phone 8 OS is the second generation mobile operating system from Microsoft which runs under the mobile hardware.

Windows has got two different stores for Windows phone 8 App and Windows store app.

I started developing windows store app thinking that it will run on windows 8 phone. I really disappointed.

In case of android and IOS phone and tab share the same OS and single app run on both tab and phone. I am not sure why does Microsoft did not developed window 8 OS like that. I understand that internally windows phone 8 uses windows 8 kernel but still it is different operating system.

To Develop windows phone 8 app we have to use windows phone 8 sdk. Where as for the windows 8 store app we just use visual studio and store app framework. Correct me if I am wrong.

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