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Freeman
Freeman

Reputation: 5801

Can a Windows Phone 8 device be used for testing apps built with WP SDK 7.1

The short story is: I have my laptop that has a processor without Virtualization and Second Level Adress Translation capabilities that are required for running the new Windows Phone 8 SDK.

I can however use the windows phone 7.1 sdk, but for testing my apps i will use a windows phone 8 device.

Is it possible to deploy and test my apps on the connected WP8 device, altough i am using the 7.1 SDK that predates the WP8 os?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 895

Answers (2)

StezPet
StezPet

Reputation: 2450

No you cannot, The .xap packing mechanism in Windows phone 7.1 and 8 are different so you cannot deploy this xap using deployment tool. But, if we are using windows 8 + wp8 dev tools you can debug the application that developed on 7.1. In future after the launch of wp 7.8 ms may provide a solution for this. for now there is no other alternative is available in front of you

Upvotes: 1

Martin Suchan
Martin Suchan

Reputation: 10620

I don't think it's possible to deploy apps using WP7.1 SDK on WP8 devices, however, you can install the Visual Studio 2012 + Windows Phone 8 SDK (if you have Windows 8 x64) even when you don't have SLAT enabled CPU. The Windows Phone 8 SDK will work, only you won't be able to launch the WP8 emulator.

Upvotes: 2

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