1. Microsoft Build 2016
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2. Windows 10 Background Events with Microsoft Band
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Windows 10 Background Events with Microsoft Band
Tony Andrews
Principal Software Architect

3. Microsoft Band SDK Features
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Microsoft Band SDK Features
Enumerate and connect to Bands
Subscribe to sensor data
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, GSR, barometer, steps, etc.
Haptic alerts
Create custom tiles
Multiple page layouts per tile (w/ VS-based editor)
Multiple pages per tile
Add/remove pages
Update page content
Receive tile events
Tile opened, tile closed, button pressed
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4. New feature – background events
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New feature – background events
Receive tile events at any time
Create Band experiences that…
Are always available
Run on the phone, but feel local to Band
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5. Elements of a Band application
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Elements of a Band application
Foreground app
Band enumeration and tile setup
Subscribe to background tile events
Manifest declares app service for receiving events
App service
Windows Runtime Component
Implement IBackgroundTask
Use BackgroundTileEventHandler helper class
Implement tile event handlers
Send haptics or content updates to Band
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6. Architecture overview
App FG BG
Agent
Microsoft
Band
Discover, create tile, etc.
Subscribe
Send haptics, update content
Tile events
Microsoft
Health App BG
Agent
Private

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Code highlights
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Demo
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9. Call to Action
Get the Band SDK at
Try the BackgroundTileEvents sample
Build cool apps!

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