Understanding the Frame Rate Counter

Developing for a mobile device requires particular attention to performance. Mobile devices have less computing power than desktop systems and are more susceptible to performance bottlenecks.

The Windows Phone SDK comes with a built-in control that allows you to monitor the performance of your app, including frames per second and memory usage.

By default, the frame rate counter is enabled in your app’s App.xaml.cs file if a debugger is attached, as shown in the following excerpt:

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if (System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached){    // Display the current frame rate counters.    Application.Current.Host.Settings.EnableFrameRateCounter = true;...}

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It is possible to enable or disable ...

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