Level Up - WP Dev: How to Remove Debug Information From Windows Phone Emulator

(This post is for developers of the Windows Phone platform.)

Ever find the frame rate counters and other debug information on the Windows Phone emulator more annoying than useful? It always appears there, whether in debug mode or release mode.

What if you want to get a clean screenshot without having to edit the image later? The red and white performance information on the side of the emulator screen is a nice feature, but I haven't needed to use it much in my recent apps.

It's possible. And, you only have to change one word.

How To:
1. Open App.xaml.cs.
2. Find the line that says `Application.Current.Host.Settings.EnableFrameRateCounter = true;`.
3. Change `true` to `false`.

That's it!

Now, you can get the full/real experience that end users would get when using your app, emulator style.

Feel free to share this with other WP devs that you know.

By default, the emulator has debug information on it.

Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/gg588380(v=vs.105).aspx

~ Danial Goodwin ~

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MemorizePi - 153 Digits

With the help of my personally create MemorizePi app for WP7 I have successfully memorized 153 digits of pi!

~ Simply Advanced ~

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Random App Ideas

I randomly come up with app ideas and usually write them down in my notebook. Sometimes I feel like sharing my many different ideas with the world so that I am forced to come up with even better ideas.

• Screen share mobile-to-mobile 
• Permanent Clipboard
• StumbleUpon Mobile App version
• Facebook without Facebook app -  basically pull Fb data to a Contacts app and include messages
• Range [distance] Finder using camera, or sound, or shadows
• App that creates real-world-value. Perhaps, something like a mobile version of Mechanical Turk or Bitcoin Generator et cetera.
• How-to guides for specific topics
• Connect game controllers to phones (wire, Bluetooth, built-in stand..)
• Fire-starter, possibly need hardware like capacitor to help generate a spark
• Taser app, extended from above. Or just use vibrate and fake sounds.
• Log everything app
• 3D Where's Waldo or 3D iSpy or 3D Highlights. Instead of just finding everything on screen you must orientate the phone different ways to pan around (or just allow touch scrolling)
• Find Ghosts game app, extended from above. To be played in an open field. Can only see ghosts when looking through phone

I know of many types of app, but I haven't heard of these types yet. And I deleted just one idea that I decided to start working on right now. To be shown later. =b

Anybody may use these ideas for their personal apps. I would just like to hear if others are interested in these types of apps in the comments.

~ Simply Advanced ~

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Memorize Pi - My Second WP7 App

Three modes. 1000+ digits of pi. Quick learning curve, but hard to master. More hours of fun than any other game you may play.

Learn pi, memorize pi, remember pi, bake pi, master pi. You can do any of these with this app. Become the Pi Master. Impress all your friends by reciting pi [I currently recite up to 133 digits accurately]. Learn to sing pi, and play pi on the piano and guitar [Directions at the bottom of this post].

Only for a limited-time this app will be ad-free!

Many more features and FREE updates coming soon! Including:

• high scores
• more challenge modes
• customizeable settings
• and more.. so stay tuned

Bonus - For the music part play 31415926535897932384626433832795 slowly, working your way up to 157 [or 314] beats per minute. Let 1=C, 2=D, 3=E, 4=F, 5=G, 6=A, 7=B, 8=hi-C, 9=hi-D

It'll sounds great and I've never forgotten the song since. =]

Click here to see the free app in the Windows Marketplace.

More WP7 apps with different numbers coming soon! Suggestions accepted.
~ Simply Advanced ~

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