Understanding the Windows Phone Emulator

Windows Phone Emulator is a desktop application that emulates a Windows Phone device. It provides a virtualized environment in which you can debug and test Windows Phone apps without a physical device. It also provides an isolated environment for your application prototypes.

The Windows Phone Emulator is designed to provide performance comparable to an actual device.

 

1. To close the Emulator.
2. To minimize the Emulator to the Taskbar.
3. Anti-Clockwise rotation of the Emulator
   
   
   
   
4. Clockwise rotation of the Emulator
   
   
   
   
5. Set the Emulator in to an actual width after zooming in or zooming out.
   
   
   
   
6. Set the size of the Emulator either by a predetermined percentage or by a specific percentage.
   
   
   
   
7. Show another window of other Tools like:
   
   
   • Accelerometer
   • Location
   • Screenshot
   • Network

Accelerometer: You can test the accelerometer sensor with live input or pre-recorded input.


 
Location: The location sensor simulator toolbar contains controls to find a location, add points to the mapped location, and record and play back your location data.


 
Screenshot: Windows Phone Emulator provides a screenshot tool that makes it easy to capture screenshots of your application that fit the size requirements for the Store.


 
Network: The networking connection of the Windows Phone 8 Emulator behaves like the connection of a desktop computer.