Introduction to Windows 8 style application development 31 building tile

Magnetic paste is one of the important means to attract users to use frequently. We can display the better content in the application using a tile.

In addition, application magnets are a central part of the application and are likely to be the most common part of the user, so use dynamic magnets to entice users to use our apps frequently!

This blog post mainly describes how to create basic tiles (that is, the default tile) and how to update the tiles using local notifications.

First, create a basic magnetic paste

A basic tile can also be called a default tile. Usually we click on the basic tiles to start or switch applications.

We can set the default static tile in the application manifest file, and the static tile is divided into two sizes:

Note: Both sizes of the tiles can be dynamically updated. So how do we create the basic tiles in the application?

1. Create Windows 8 store applications;

2. Open the application manifest file (package.appxmanifest) and select the Application UI window;

3.