Windows Phone Developer Tools October 2010 Update

The Windows Phone Team suggested on 10/21/2010 that you download the Windows Phone Developer Tools October 2010 Update:

Brief Description:

October 2010 Update to the Windows Phone Developer Tools to provide two new utilities and address a performance issue in the Bing Maps Control.

Overview

The Windows Phone Developer Tools October 2010 Update includes:

• Windows Phone Capability Detection Tool – Detects the phone capabilities used by your application. When you submit your application to Windows Phone Marketplace , Microsoft performs a code analysis to detect the phone capabilities required by your application and then replaces the list of capabilities in the application manifest with the result of this detection process. This tool performs the same detection process and allows you to test your application using the same list of phone capabilities generated during the certification process. For more information, see How to: Use the Capability Detection Tool.
• Windows Phone Connect Tool – Allows you to connect your phone to a PC when Zune® software is not running and debug applications that use media APIs. For more information, see How to: Use the Connect Tool.
• Updated Bing Maps Silverlight Control – Includes improvements to gesture performance when using Bing™ Maps Silverlight® Control.

System Requirements

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• Supported Operating Systems:Windows 7;Windows Vista
• You must have Windows Phone Developer Tools RTM version installed.