Official WPCentral app updated, bringing transparent live tiles for everybody

We're excited to announce another patch to our official Windows Phone app today, which you can download right now hither in the marketplace (Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7). Whilst this version iv.4.xviii is not the biggest update we've ever announced we doubtable a off-white few people will be quite happy.

Post-obit a alluvion of e-mails and messages lament virtually our live tile's compatibility with the developer preview of Windows Phone 8.ane we've made sure that tile transparency now works correctly for both of our alive tiles. The other headline change is that we've now made all features of the app available to all users.

Full change list

• Inverse method of rendering live tile to add transparency to our custom live tile
• Fixed a bug with the iconic alive tile that caused transparency to fail after launching the app
• Unlocked all features of the app to trial users
• Switched to Microsoft Advertising SDK for monetised adverts
• Upgraded the AdDuplex controls used for fill-in adverts

It's worth just saying a quick thanks to Telerik whose controls made information technology possible for us to render our custom tile with a transparent background!

Free apps and the time to come

Yes, the "trial" version of our app at present effectively becomes the totally gratis version. Every characteristic, including our custom live tiles and notifications, is available to those using the trial version of the app – supported by the advertizing banner at the bottom of the screen. If you wish to remove the in-app advertising you just need to purchase the app, and obviously, we promise yous practice.

As for the future, information technology is very difficult to transition our monetisation strategy to Microsoft's new universal app strategy merely this is the kickoff. We have to be equally fair as we tin to the many wonderful people who accept already purchased the app (seriously, thank you to every single person for the support!) nosotros will be updating the existing app to take advantage of a few features in Windows Phone 8.one in the coming months, to proceed our delivery to those users. We are discussing how universal apps will piece of work for us in the hereafter, but for now the 2 will be separate in their current state.

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Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/official-wpcentral-app-updated-bringing-transparent-live-tiles-everybody

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