The Windows Phone platform allows users of the device to customize their experience based on preselected themes that ship with the device's operating system. This article describes how application developers can utilize the settings in the Windows Phone platform to make their applications blend into the theme.

The Windows Phone platform does not allow traditional file access for data storage. Windows Phone developers need to be aware of Isolated storage, which provides managed applications the ability to create and maintain local storage.

Having an application that can understand the current orientation and optimize its layout is a better experience for the mobile user. This article explore how to make your Windows Phone 7 application orientation-aware so that you can handle orientation changes better and delight your customers.

In a multi-page Windows Phone application, it is important to wire up the pages so that they can be easily navigated. Vipul Patel shows you how to perform page navigation in your Windows Phone application.

Windows Phone 7 platform provides a sandbox to every application. However, some applications require access to shared functionality such as contacts, etc. This article explains the bChoosers,b a set of APIs that allows applications indirect access to these useful features. The difference between the Chooser and Launcher APIs is that Chooser API returns a value, whereas Launcher APIs does not.

Windows Phone 7 platform provides a sandbox to every application, however, some applications need access to shared functionality such as contacts, etc. This article explains the "Launchers,"B a set of APIs that allows applications indirect access to these useful features.