<DefaultTile> Element

Attributes affecting how the app will be displayed in the collection.

Syntax

<DefaultTile
  WideLogo = string
  ShortName = string
  ShowName = string />

Attributes

WideLogo
Required. An image used in collections and notification center. WideLogo is a string between 1 and 256 characters in length that ends with “.png” that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, “, /, |, ?, or *. The image must meet the following requirements:

The image must be a PNG with a specified transparent color value
The bit depth must be 24 bits per pixel
The image must include the title name
The image must have a 1:1 aspect ratio
The image must be 480x480

ShortName
Optional. A short name for the app that is displayed directly on the tile and used for voice user interface (VUI) activation and the global “go to” and “snap” commands. ShortName is a string between 1 and 40 characters in length. This string is localizable. The ShortName should be a shorter version of your app title. For example, if you had a long title such as “My Super Crazy Awesome Video App”, you could have a ShortName of “Super Crazy”. In this case, the user will only need to say “Super Crazy” for voice activation.

The long version of the app is defined in the DisplayName attribute of the VisualElements element.

ShowName
Optional. The tile sizes, as expressed by their logo size, that should display the app’s short name: square only, wide only, both, or neither. This attribute can have one of the following values:

allLogos
noLogos
logoOnly
wideLogoOnly

Element information

Parent elements

VisualElements

Remarks

Application manifest text which will display on the console (VisualElements DisplayName and VisualElements Description attributes) and images containing text (VisualElements Logo, VisualElements SmallLogo, DefaultTile WideLogo, and SplashScreen Image attributes) must be localized. See Localizing Application Manifest Resources for information on localizing application manifest text and images.

Example

<VisualElements 
    DisplayName="Media Application - Tab1"
    Logo="logo.png"
    SmallLogo="smalllogo.png"
    Description="Media Application - Tab1"
    ForegroundText="light"
    BackgroundColor="#464646">

    <DefaultTile ShowName="allLogos" WideLogo="widelogo.png" />
    <SplashScreen Image="splashscreen.png" />
    <mx:ViewStates>
        <mx:ViewState Name="snapped" />
        <mx:ViewState Name="filled" />
    </mx:ViewStates>
</VisualElements>