Chapter 18. Extending the Windows Phone Picture Viewer

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Photo Extras applications

Reading images using the XNA MediaLibrary class

Saving images to the Pictures Hub

Processing image pixels

Photo Share applications

Uploading an image to a custom WCF service

Windows Phone Connect Tool, aka WPConnect

Launching WPConnect from a batch file

The Windows Phone photo experience is a key aspect of the phone OS. These days, just about everyone who uses a smartphone wants to be able to alter and share photos with friends and family via social networks.

The Windows Phone picture viewer app displays local or online photos in a consistent way. You can reach the picture viewer on a Windows Phone by navigating to the Windows Phone ...

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