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Microsoft offers ‘Arm Advisory Service’ for developers

Ryan Daws — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:55:16 +0000

To bolster the development of native software for Arm-powered PCs, Microsoft has unveiled its “Arm Advisory Service for developers”. The new initiative aims to ensure app compatibility for Windows on Arm, a version specifically designed for the processor architecture. Microsoft’s announcement comes in response to research from analyst firm Counterpoint which predicts a substantial rise... Read more »

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BUILD 2023: Microsoft wants every Windows dev ‘to be an AI developer’

Ryan Daws — Wed, 24 May 2023 14:43:29 +0000

Microsoft announced significant investments in tools during BUILD 2023 to democratise app development for the AI era on Windows. Regardless of the architecture you’re developing for, be it x86/x64 or Arm64, Microsoft wants to ensure that developers can easily integrate AI-powered experiences into their Windows apps, whether they run on the cloud or at the... Read more »

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Windows Subsystem for Android is now considered stable

Ryan Daws — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:12:31 +0000

Microsoft is making good on its promise to fully support Android apps on Windows. Following the demise of Windows Phone, Microsoft has put its weight behind Android. The company adopted Google’s OS for its Surface Phone and said that Android apps will run on Windows 11 as if they were native. In reality, Android app... Read more »

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Project Moorcraft: Xbox will pay game developers to publish demos

Ryan Daws — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:46:28 +0000

Xbox has unveiled Project Moorcraft, an initiative to boost the demos available on Game Pass while helping developers to earn some bucks. This month is when game developers and fans usually flock to the E3 Expo to see the latest game reveals and platform updates and get their hands on early previews of upcoming titles.... Read more »

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Microsoft sets out to woo regulators with ‘Open App Store Principles’

Ryan Daws — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:31:23 +0000

Microsoft is getting ahead of potential new laws governing app stores by announcing its Open App Store Principles. Last week, Developer reported on Apple’s latest fight against such legislation after the company sent a letter to US lawmakers urging them to reject S. 2710—a bill that would force Apple to open its notorious “walled garden”... Read more »

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CAF report highlights developers’ plight from anti-competitive practices

Ryan Daws — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:19:11 +0000

A report from the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) highlights the difficulties that developers face due to anti-competitive practices. CAF is an independent nonprofit with over 60 member companies that advocates for freedom of choice and fair competition across the app ecosystem. Epic Games, which has regularly made headlines for its court battles against Apple... Read more »

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Microsoft: Universal Windows Platform is finally being sunset

Ryan Daws — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:25:24 +0000

Thomas Fennel, Principal Program Lead at Microsoft, clarified this week that Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is finally being sunset. In an announcement on the GitHub repo for the Windows App SDK, Fennel says that UWP will only receive “bug, reliability, and security fixes,” and won’t be receiving new features. In other words, it’s being deprecated.... Read more »

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Windows Subsystem for Linux is now delivered via the Microsoft Store

Ryan Daws — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:33:42 +0000

Anyone wanting to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) should now grab it from the Microsoft Store. WSL enables Linux binary executables to be run natively on Windows 10, 11, and Server 2019. The compatibility layer was previously obtained through the ‘Turn Windows Features on or off’ dialogue, which required a machine restart. By decoupling... Read more »

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Windows 11’s app store supports Android apps, enables devs to keep 100% of profits

Ryan Daws — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:12:41 +0000

Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11 along with a new app store that supports Android apps and enables devs to keep all of their profits. Windows’ built-in app store has never exactly been a huge success when compared to those of Apple and Google. Microsoft has made several attempts over the years to give its app... Read more »

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BUILD 2021: WSL now supports GUI apps, Project Reunion and Windows Terminal receive updates, Visual Studio and .NET 6 get new previews

Ryan Daws — Wed, 26 May 2021 16:45:15 +0000

Microsoft has used the first day of its annual BUILD conference to announce a swathe of updates to its Windows development products. The first announcement is that support for GUI apps when using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is rolling out as of this week. A preview of the functionality has been available since last... Read more »

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