Question

I’ve noticed that in the Phone 7 Beta emulator there is a settings application. It contains an “applications” panel. This seems to imply that we should be writing settings plugins so that settings for all apps are managed centrally, similarly to how the iPhone settings work.

Does anyone know how we write/register these plugins? Or if I’m on completely the wrong track?

Thanks!

Answer 1

All settings and configuration for any application you create should be managed from within that application.
This is different from the iPhone where settings and configuration are considered separate and should be managed in separate places.
The Settings “application” on the device/emulator contains system settings and what it calls “application” settings. What are termed applicatoin settings actually relate to hub settings (plus IE & Search).

From the UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows Phone 7 version 2.0 (page 66 – System and system application settings)

“Application settings must be
implemented within the application
itself.”