Windows Phone 8.1 Store app - Link to store

Question

In Windows 8.1 Apps we can link to store apps using ms-windows-store protocol.

var storeURI = new Uri("ms-windows-store:PDP?PFN=<package family name>");
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(storeURI);

Is there any similar ways in Windows Phone 8.1? I prefer not to link to the webpage of the app on the store (http://windowsphone.com/s?appId=appGUID) which then opens the app in the store. I want to directly open the app in the store.

Answer 1

In Windows Phone 8.1, We can use ms-windows-store protocol to link to the store.

To detail page:

var uri = new Uri(string.Format("ms-windows-store:navigate?appid={0}", appid));
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(uri);

To review page:

var uri = new Uri(string.Format("ms-windows-store:reviewapp?appid={0}", appid));
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(uri);

To search page:

var uri = new Uri(string.Format(@"ms-windows-store:search?keyword={0}",keyword));
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(uri);

Answer 2

you can use the MarketplaceDetailTask and open the page from the app store for the app:

var marketplaceDetailTask = new MarketplaceDetailTask(); 
marketplaceDetailTask.ContentIdentifier = "<GUID of the app>"; // optional
marketplaceDetailTask.Show();

You can optionally specify which app you want to open, default is the current app.

More info:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/microsoft.phone.tasks.marketplacedetailtask(v=vs.105).aspx

Answer 3

 await Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(
          new Uri("ms-windows-store:reviewapp?appid=723e25d1-a0ee-4824-b389-XXXXXX"));