Marketplace For Windows Phone

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  • While Steve Ballmer is busy claiming that they always intended to launch marketplace with only 250 apps, Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 users are being left out of the app download party, waiting for some unspecified date in November. Well, wait no longer. The Marketplace cab is now available for download, which, as can be.
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Why can I no longer download Windows Phone apps from Marketplace in the Zune software?

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Answer:

The ability to download Windows Phone apps from the Zune software was removed as part of a series of planned infrastructure upgrades to help improve performance, scalability and security across Windows Phone-connected services, including Windows Phone Marketplace. The ability to browse, buy and reinstall Windows Phone apps on a PC is now only available in the Web Marketplace available on WindowsPhone.com

Question:

What happened to the option to browse and buy Windows Phone apps from Marketplace in the Zune software?

Answer:

The ability to download Windows Phone apps from the Zune software was removed as part of a series of planned infrastructure upgrades to help improve performance, scalability and security across Windows Phone-connected services, including Windows Phone Marketplace. The ability to browse, buy and reinstall Windows Phone apps on a PC is now only available in the Web Marketplace available on WindowsPhone.com. Use of the Zune software to install software updates for Windows Phone and download large apps and games is unaffected by this change.

Question:

I receive a message when I start the Zune software that the “Features Have Changed” and I need to restart the program. What features have changed?

Answer:

The ability to download Windows Phone apps from the Zune software was removed as part of a series of planned infrastructure upgrades to help improve performance, scalability and security across Windows Phone-connected services, including Windows Phone Marketplace. The ability to browse, buy and reinstall Windows Phone apps on a PC is now only available in the Web Marketplaceavailable on WindowsPhone.com.

Question:

Why am I getting a “Can’t Open” message in the Zune software when I try to open the deep link URL for a Marketplace application from my PC?

Answer:

The ability to download Windows Phone apps from the Zune software including through deep links was removed as part of a series of planned infrastructure upgrades to help improve performance, scalability and security across Windows Phone-connected services, including Windows Phone Marketplace. As a result of this change, deep links opened from a the PC that point to the Zune software will no longer work. Developers are encouraged to update their deep links to the newer format documented at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff967553(v=vs.92).aspx which will allow applications to be downloaded from theWeb Marketplaceon WindowsPhone.com.

Question:

Why am I receiving a “You need to update your phone” message when I attempt to purchase, install, update or review apps from Marketplace.

Answer:

Microsoft is making a series of infrastructure upgrades related to Windows Phone. Windows Phone devices must have the Windows Phone 7.5 release (operating system version Windows Phone OS 7.1) installed in order to purchase and download apps, as well as write reviews. The required update to Windows Phone 7.5 to install apps on Windows Phone will help Microsoft ensure a more consistent and higher quality Windows Phone user experience. Users that have not updated to Windows Phone 7.5 will no longer be able to download or update apps on their Windows Phone or from the Web Marketplace. Basic instructions on how to update the software on your phone is available on the Windows Phone Update Central page on WindowsPhone.com.

Windows Phone 7 is now available in India. Those of you who have been anxiously waiting to buy one will now be able to do so.

UPDATE 3rd April 2010: Some are reporting that this registry hack is no longer required to install Windows Phone 7 apps using Zune software, in India.

I was delighted to talk to and hear that my MVP colleague Muqeet Khan had officially purchased one, right here in Pune today, with Vodafone being his service provider.

Unfortunately he was very disappointed to find out that he was unable to access the Windows Phone 7 Market Place and download or install WP7 apps. Having a Windows Phone 7 with no apps or no access to the MarketPlace is like having ‘just any other’ phone!

You can bet, that many people in India are going to be really disappointed if they realize that they are unable to access the Marketplace, via their cool new Windows Phone! Over 5000 WP7 apps and not even one to download!

Hopefully Microsoft will realize this and make the Marketplace open to India too very soon.

But then till such a time, so that the new India WP7 consumer is not disappointed, and does not getting a wrong impression about the capabilities and features of the Windows Phone, my MVP colleague Dhaval Faria suggested a small modification to the Windows Registry. I did try it out and was able to access the Marketplace and make purchases too.

First download and install the free Zune software from Microsoft.

Having done that, click on the Start button or orb and in the search box type regedit and hit Enter. This will open the Registry Editor.

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftZuneFeatures

Here double-click on Marketplace – you will see the codes of the following countries:

AT,AU,BE,CA,CH,DE,ES,FR,GB,IE,IT,MX,NL,NZ,SG,US

You will see the same value data for Apps and SignInAvailable too.

Now one after the other, in each of these three – Marketplace, Apps, SignInAvailable, modify the value data, by adding India’s country code IN too.

It should now look like this:

AT,AU,BE,CA,CH,DE,ES,FR,GB,IE,IT,MX,NL,NZ,SG,US,IN

Exit regedit.

NOW connect your Windows Phone to your Windows Computer.Edjing download for computer.

Your Zune software will automatically start and you will be alerted with a following message:

Features have changed.

Click OK.

You will see the Marketplace tab too now, in your Zune software.

Here not only can you download Free apps, you can also BUY the Paid apps, legally!

Select the App you want and click on the FREE button to install it. If its a Paid app, you can choose to Try it first or Buy it directly.

The first time you buy it, you will be required to fill in your name, address, country of residence, credit card number, etc. Give your details, including Country as India, and you should be able to complete your transaction. Once you have completed the transaction, the app will be installed directly on your Windows Phone. Next time onwards things become easy since you have entered your credit card and other details!

I did make a few purchases and was alerted on my mobile phone that my Credit Card had been charged. I also received a confirmatory mail from Microsoft, giving me a statement of my purchases.

There is one hitch. The next time you connect your Windows Phone, you may not see the Marketplace option. This means that you will have to modify the registry every time you connect it. I have therefore created this registry file which I first double-click on, to add its contents to my Windows registry, and then connect my Windows Phone to my Windows 7 computer.

I know its going to be a bit of a trouble for new WP7 users from India, but till such a time that Microsoft makes it possible for you to access the MarketPlace via your Windows Phone, you can use this method. You may also petition Microsoft to make it available worldwide soon.

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New WP7 users may also want to read the MarketPlace FAQ’s.

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UPDATE: This tip works on my Zune v 4.7.1404.0, but I have been given to understand that a just released new version, does not create the said registry keys and hence this tip may not work. If anyone wants to give feedback in this regard, please do so in the comments.

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