Windows Phone 7 confidential documentation leaked

May 16, 2010 | By Surur

About a month ago we saw info from the Windows Phone 7 Architectural Guide leaked by Tweakers.net. Unfortunately at the time they did not share the actual documentation, but that oversight has now been rectified, with the actual PDFs now available for download from HTCPedia.com.

The PDFs does not reveal any new information, but as a recap some stand-out items include:

When you activate the device for the first time you will need an internet connection of some sort to download the license agreement and you need to sign in / sign up for a Microsoft live ID. There is no way around that.
The OEMs can change some visual elements like start up wallpaper, ringtones, add Live tiles on Home screen , Lock screen wallpapers. It looks like Ringtones can be purchased from Windows Mobile 7 Marketplace
Windows Phone 7 will have GeoTag and AutoFocus for Video
Windows Phone 7 might have Volume buttons on the Side ( according to an image from the Architecture Guide document )
Windows Phone 7 will use Direct 3D 11..OpenGL ES will NOT be supported
Windows Phone 7 : Direct 3D Drivers will have to be developed by OEM ( why ??? we don’t want HTC developing the graphics Drivers )
Windows Phone 7 supports Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
To an End user the entire File system will look like a single storage unit ( internal memory and external memory will not be differentiated ) … Hey that means External storage is supported. The document also specifies a scenario where the user removes the battery .. in your face iPhone.
CABs are a thing of the past.. WP7 will have apps with the extension XAP

Download the documents from htcpedia below:

- Application Development Guide.
The OEM and MO Application Guide for WP7 provides guidance on developing applications for a Windows Phone.
- WP7 Architecture Guide.
The Architecture Guide provides fundamental technical information about WP7. It serves as a roadmap to the components and core fundamentals of the WP7 architecture.
- WP7 Customization Guide.
The Customization Guide for WP7 provides information about customizing the user interface and other system functionality.

Via 1800pocketpc.net.

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There's a file system accessible to the user? I thought all apps were isolated and had their own storage? Although it is encouraging to see external storage mentioned.

And yes, OEM drivers for graphics? History does not support that being a good idea! I would feel better if MS made the driver and the hardware had to comply with the specs laid out by the official driver (like with BT).

GP007

Drivers, like other updates from the OEM/Carriers have to pass through MS's QC checks. Same with Windows and the WQHL driver process. The same will apply to Windows Phone, that's the main change and a big one, everything now goes through MS before it goes out to users.

NuShrike

Like how HTC continues to ship the Gold Master, compliance test-rig ONLY Direct3D drivers against MS's guidelines, instead of the XScale optimized software drivers available for free in Platform Builder?

Kalif

The activation process is part of the Digital Rights Management mechanism to lock the OS to the hardware. This seems to take it a step further than other phone platforms on the market.

pinoytutorial

Just tell us, when will that Windows phone 7 – to – xbox — syncing of games, will happen. Coz that's the one I'm waiting for.http://bit.ly/xna-games-windows-phone

Hozman

Activation over Internet? It's a bad joke! It's my phone or theirs? WP7 is totally, absolute thumbs down, it has only 1 function: to laugh at.

http://twitter.com/azthel @azthel

its there software. you have only the right to use it. it had never been different

primenotes

Okay, 2 rofl's

1. Windows Phone 7 will use Direct 3D 11..OpenGL ES will NOT be supported
2.Windows Phone 7 : Direct 3D Drivers will have to be developed by OEM

Seriously, are they dumb?

NuShrike

I'm guessing with XNA, you don't need OGL-ES because you got Direct3D anyways. It's going to make porting "really fun", especially since OpenGL-ES is pretty much dominant on mobile.

Of course, OGLES lacks a unified "engine" which XNA is so it may win by default anyways, just as Flash is stronger right now because it's an "engine" and not raw API like HTML5.

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