Adding a Wide Tile to WP8 app

Question

How do I add a wide tile to my WP8 app(upgraded from wp 7.1)?

I tried to follow the following guide:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj720574(v=vs.105).aspx

But I could not get it to work. Also WMAppManifest.xml does not have an option for a Wide Tile. The only images i can add are small, medium and large

kindasimple kindasimple · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-18T00:58:54

The article you reference is for enabling wide tiles on Windows Phone 8 devices from within a Windows Phone 7.1 project. Your 7.1 app can still install on a WP8. If your app has been upgraded to a Windows Phone 8 project then use the Flip Tile Template to set the WideBackContent and WideBackground Images.

FlipTileData TileData = new FlipTileData()
{
   Title = "[title]",
   BackTitle = "[back of Tile title]",
   BackContent = "[back of medium Tile size content]",
   WideBackContent = "[back of wide Tile size content]",
   Count = [count],
   SmallBackgroundImage = [small Tile size URI],
   BackgroundImage = [front of medium Tile size URI],
   BackBackgroundImage = [back of medium Tile size URI],
   WideBackgroundImage = [front of wide Tile size URI],
   WideBackBackgroundImage = [back of wide Tile size URI],
};

Otherwise, if you really do have a 7.1 project, I recommend the Mangopollo project to simplify the process. There is a //Build/ session by Thomas Fennel that may be helpful.

Adding a Wide Tile to WP8 app

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