Windows® Phone 7.5 Unleashed

Chapter 12. Launchers and Choosers

In This Chapter

• The internal workings of chooser event tombstoning

• Providing directions using the built-in Maps app

• Sending emails, SMS messages, and making calls

• Sharing links on social networks

• Launching the built-in Marketplace app

• Launching the built-in web browser app

• Launching the phone’s network settings pages

• Playing local and remote media files

• Capturing images

• Saving ringtones

• Retrieving the user’s contacts and appointments

• Data binding to ListBox.SelectedItems

Windows Phone apps execute within a sandbox and lack direct access to phone services like email and messaging. Launchers and choosers allow your app to reach outside the sandbox in a safe and system friendly way to ...