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Take Advantage of the Environment

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In this chapter, you will learn how to integrate your apps with the operating system, adding the ability to activate functionality directly from the Charm Bar. The first section explores geolocation and sensors integration. You will start sharing media content through the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) protocol participating in the Play To contract.

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Garofalo, E., Liccardi, A., Aponte, M. (2013). Take Advantage of the Environment. In: Building Windows 8.1 Apps from the Ground Up. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4702-9_7

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