Win8.1 store background upgrade: increase release time /simplify certification

computer store news: Win8 application development newsletter, this week Microsoft upgrades Win8/Win8.1 store background, for Win8 application developers online, release more Improvements, including a new feature to set the application release time, and the rest include application reliability management to further simplify certification requirements.

Originally, when a developer submitted an app/game to the Microsoft Store, the app/game could be put on the store after the Microsoft Store review, from auditing to publishing, and for developers. , you can't pick a date to publish an app or game.

Developers can now set application publishing time to date, hour and time zone. In addition, when the application completes the audit certification, the developer can also change the release time by itself, without going through a new round of certification.

Developers can now also remove their apps/games from the store for a while, such as fixing a bug or improving functionality. In this case, you only need to select the “Remove the app” function on the app details page of the store's backend dashboard.

Once the app has been removed, simply select “Restore the app in the list> to recover. When the app is removed, the new user will not be able to download from the store, and the old user can continue to use the app/game, but the in-app purchase feature will not work.

In addition to the above features, the new background also added a feature that only removes the Windows 8 application list, allowing developers who are now on the Windows 8.1 version to stop supporting the previous Win8 platform.

When the developer enables this feature, only new users running Win8.1 can download it, and for the old Win8 users who have already installed the app, the in-app purchase function will not be available.

In the last article, Microsoft's application certification process for Win8.1 stores is further simplified, and developers are further encouraged to increase the success rate of application reviews.