![]() ![]() ![]() When an operating system is an underdog, just about every competitor wants it to die early before it poses a serious threat. Microsoft supports Android primarily because it doesn't have much choice, why would it want to miss the opportunity to provide its applications to over a billion users? I'm not saying it's right, but just the way it currently is. ![]() So hurl the blame at Microsoft, not developers doing the best they can with what they got.Äownload Tubecast Pro 1.2 for Windows 8.1 (opens in new tab) (Free, optional in-app purchase)Äownload Tubecast Pro 3.0 for Windows Phone (Free, optional in-app purchase) Until Windows 10 comes around, developers will constantly have to make these trade-off calls. While unfortunate, considering the app is about YouTube and casting, the other two programming choices are not just not options. TUBECAST VS WINTUBE INSTALLSo, of the three limitations listed, Tubecast has gone with the third: you cannot install to the SD card. Silverlight 8.0 does not let you install the app to the SD card.Silverlight 8.1 loses the Background Audio Agent because Microsoft removed this API.WinRT lacks "run under lock" API, which is needed for casting.As usual, they have to do with limitations that Microsoft has on individual APIs, which tie the hands of developers, in short: It does seem counterintuitive, but the developers behind the app have their reasons. Some people have noted (and complained) that Tubecast for Windows Phone still uses "legacy" Silverlight 8.0 instead of Silverlight 8.1 or even WinRT APIs. ![]()
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