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10/14/2011

Windows Phone Marketplace Test Kit

There is a new Toolkit for WP7 available.
The Windows Phone Marketplace Test Kit help to prepare your application to be accepted in the Marketplace.
The Test Kit enables you to identify and fix issues prior submission.
You can use the test kit to evaluate applications that target Windows Phone OS 7.1 or later and it is part of the Windows Phone SDK.
Here are some of the tests from the msdn page:
  • Whether the specified images and screenshots meet certification requirements.
  • Whether the application icon and background image used in the application meet the certification requirements.
  • What capabilities the application uses.
  • Whether the XAP meets size requirements and whether the application manifest is valid
  • Whether the application handles errors properly.
  • Whether the application starts quickly enough to meet certification requirements.
  • Whether the application exceeds memory usage requirements.
  • Whether the Back button in the application is being used properly.
  • Whether the application uses APIs that are not allowed on the phone.
  • Whether the application uses APIs that are not allowed with background agents.

Using The Test Kit

Application Details
 
Automated Tests

Monitored Tests

Manual Tests