Windows Phone Power Tools 2.5.07 for WP 8

Rating:        Based on 12 ratings
Reviewed:  11 reviews
Downloads: 28213
Change Set: 1533f87c44e7
Released: Apr 30, 2013
Updated: May 1, 2013 by nachmore
Dev status: Stable Help Icon

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Release Notes

Newly updated version of the tools that supports Windows 8 and the Windows Phone 8 SDK. This version should work with both WP 7.5 devices / emulators and the WP8 devices and emulators.

Please note! The profiler feature is in Beta and is missing some basic fit, finish and polish, please report bugs and feature requests on our issue tracker (http://wptools.codeplex.com/workitem/list/basic).

Changelist

v2.5.07
  • Removed all references to System.Web
  • Cut down download size from 3.2MB to 0.4MB

v2.5.06
  • Removed dependency on Web.Mvc
  • Fixed escaping of etl paths when opening them in wpa

v2.5.01-5
  • Removed debug code that was causing a crash when configuring the profiler for the first time
  • Slight tweak to the standard trace session to collect CPU usage
  • Added prompt to restart the Power Tools after profiler installation (CoreCon needs to be refreshed)
  • Fixed profiler analytics

v2.5
  • After quite a bit of work the profiler is finally here! It's a full(ish) ETW profiler that gives you near complete control over your profiling sessions. It's still in Beta, here are some caveats / coming features which should all be fixed in future versions:
    • ETLs are saved to My Documents
    • ETLs are always, automatically, opened in WPA
    • There is no way to add custom providers
    • There is no way of saving a custom scenario to use again
    • You can stop an in-progress profiler, but you can't cancel one
    • There isn't much documentation - but I'm working on it. Volunteers?
  • Bug 35: Fixed incorrect url for reporting issues - thanks OmegaMan!
  • Some small amounts of code cleanup and performance fixes

v2.041
  • BUG 28: The fix to bug 27 caused an internal exception when trying to get file data for WP7 which broke the IsolatedStorage explorer for WP7. This is now fixed, though WP7 is stuck with limited file information (while WP8 has the full set).

v2.04
  • BUG 27: Fixed issue where some file properties were not being displayed in the Remote Isolated Storage explorer
  • BUG 26: Cap number of remembered xaps at a reasonable cap (100). There is also infrastructure to make this configurable in the future.
  • Some slight tweaks to the elevate button to make it more visible

Since we haven't heard about any blocking issues this version is also being marked as release. yay!

v 2.03 Beta
  • Removed dependency on Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure that was blocking some installs (bug #25)
  • UI tweaks
  • All previous xaps are remembered and displayed in a ListBox for your future selection
  • Analytics are now disabled for debug builds or when running under debugger

v 2.02 Beta
  • Added analytics to figure out what areas are most used and need more attention
  • 1st round of feedback from David Rickard (thanks!)
    • File selection textbox now stretches with the window
    • Tweaked unhandled exception message
    • Window size and position are now restored on launch

v 2.0.1 Beta
  • Removed manifest signing to clear up future upgrade paths
  • Fixed Bug #23 which blocked the tool running on ZH-CN
  • Rewrote IsolatedStorage Drag and Drop to make it a lot more robust

v 2.0 Beta
  • Support for both WP7.5 and WP8 (device + emulator)
  • New UI (still rough around the edges)

Planned items
  • Actions on a background thread
  • More UI refinement
  • More detailed error messages to match new error codes
  • Profiler

Reviews for this release

     
Amazing work and tool. Default deployment tool should be replaced with this one. Microsoft, take a look!
by AlexSorokoletov on Apr 23 at 2:25 PM
     
This is the best tool of its kind on CodePlex - period. And yes people - it's only for WP8, just like its name says. Not the app developer's "fault" - so deal with it.
by dancolasanti on Apr 11 at 9:26 PM
     
Works perfectly for my WP8 =D.. thanx.. needed it badly
by StealthCoder on Mar 21 at 12:02 AM
     
Only Windows 8 is supported. Version hell like in the 80's.
by hfrmobile on Feb 15 at 9:28 PM
     
On WIndows8 Pro the ClickOnce installer is blocked by SmartScreen..But forcing to continue install it perfectly.
by venetasoft on Jan 13 at 12:26 AM
     
This is so great! Made my dev a hundred times faster! A must have.
by cwbrandsdal on Jan 3 at 9:58 AM
     
Can not install that on Windows 7 x64. 1st - was need .NET 4.5 (installed now) 2nd - but need Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop version 7.1.40304.0 - and i can't install that. Can't find anywhere. How can i install this tools without "oneclick installer" ? I think this is installer error..
by roman_ch on Jan 2 at 10:16 PM
     
yeah, excellent!
by Junhua on Dec 27, 2012 at 2:53 AM
     
Great toolkit, made it possible to copy user data from app to computer and back.
by wp8user on Dec 23, 2012 at 4:28 PM
     
A little wonky but an invaluable tool for Windows Phone development. Love being able to update apps without wiping all their data.
by RandomEngy on Nov 24, 2012 at 1:06 AM
     
Too bad. It makes me angry
by nghglong on Nov 17, 2012 at 5:53 PM