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Asked: 2026-06-14T06:54:20+00:00

I am away and as such, don’t have any access to a PC with

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I am away and as such, don’t have any access to a PC with Visual Studio but I’m dying to know about the new WP8 SDK. In particular 2 aspects.

Now the WP7 SDK was quite limited (check out the forums of complaints) and I was wondering if any one can answer two questions as I am to impatient to wait until I’m back.

  1. Does the SDK give me control of the phones volume?
    a. I wanted to make an app which turned the phone to silent based upon time of day and my outlook calender status (eg, don’t ring if I’m in a meeting). This wasn’t possible with WP7

  2. Can I send text messages without user control (eg, as a background task).
    a. On WP7 you could schedule the message but the user had to still click the send button.

Or, does any one know of a ‘what’s new in WP8 SDK’ they can point me too? Currently I can find nothing on Google (if such a thing exists).

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  1. Editorial Team

    Does the SDK give me control of the phones volume?

    No

    I wanted to make an app which turned the phone to silent based upon time of day and my outlook calender status (eg, don’t ring if I’m in a meeting). This wasn’t possible with WP7

    Still not possible.

    Can I send text messages without user control (eg, as a background task). a. On WP7 you could schedule the message but the user had to still click the send button.

    No, you can’t. The user still have to approve sending the message. Windows Phone is trying to avoid the security flaws of Android.

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