Windows® Phone 8 Unleashed

Using Scheduled Tasks

Using scheduled tasks in your app involves creating an agent class and adding an XML fragment to your WMAppManifest.xml file. This process can be done manually or by using the Windows Phone Scheduled Task Agent project template that resides beneath the Windows Phone node of the Add New Project dialog (see Figure 32.10).

FIGURE 32.10 Adding a new Windows Phone Scheduled Task Agent project.

The benefit of using the project template to create a scheduled task agent is seen when you reference that project from your primary phone project; a required XML fragment is automatically placed in the WMAppManifest.xml file.

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