PART 5

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Above and Beyond

So far, you have the core functionality working in your Windows 8 Store app. You have even added some bling to invite the user back into the app experience. But a lot of apps do so as well. How does your Windows 8 app stand out and go above and beyond? Functionality—just the hardcore enablement of app features using the latest technologies.

Offer the user choices in storage personalization, make authentication drop-dead easy, augment your app experience with cloud data/services, and amaze the user with push notifications. Oh, and what about real-time connectivity in your Windows 8 apps, all the while keeping your codebase ...

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