I build Android apps
Your apps in more hands
- First things first: you keep 80% of revenue for sales of $25,000 USD in the Windows Store—more than any other platform.
- Why port your Android app? The Windows Store puts your app in front of more customers.
- Want to port your Android app? This guide walks you through the process.
- Every app can be published with a free trial option—a proven way of increasing sales.
- Utilize Windows Azure’s infrastructure and let us take care of the backend. You can do what you do best—making great apps.
Use your existing skills
- Cross-platform is the new reality. Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 share code—so will your apps.
- Painlessly build cross-platform experiences with JavaScript with HTML/CSS.
- Bring your skills to Windows 8 apps with C++ with DirectX 11.1.
- Need help or tools? All tools are free—and chances are, you already know them.
All the tools at your disposal
- Get started by downloading the free SDK to access development tools and a sample gallery.
- Want more? Grab the Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone and Windows Phone 8 app templates.
- Need some guidance? Read this example guide to transitioning an app from Android to Windows 8.
- Find inspiration in the design library for Windows Phone.
- Track where you’ve been. Plan where you’re going. You’ll always know how your app performs in your Windows Store Dashboard: downloads, users, traffic loads, and more.
Success stories
See how Halfbrick, Arkadium, and Oceanhouse Media brought their titles to Windows 8. Watch the video to learn more.
See how Sad Cat Software designed and developed Train Titan, Violet Storm, and other games in the Windows Store, and hear their results. Watch the video to learn more.
Editor’s picks
This tutorial shows you how to add a cloud-based backend service to an Android app using Windows Azure Mobile Services.
Chevon Christie, lead Windows developer at Aviary, describes how developers can easily add the Aviary Photo Editor to their Windows 8 apps by downloading their free SDK.
This session will help developers leverage their existing Android concepts to build Windows Store apps. See the Windows 8 equivalents of Android tools, controls, storage options, and more.
Perspectives
Developers, with the right tools, can easily port their apps to new platforms. This allows developers to reap great benefits with minimal incremental work needed to support a new platform.
Watch Microsoft App Builder Virtual Summit, providing budding Windows 8/RT and Windows Phone developers with a nice introduction to the platforms.