Universal Windows Platform apps: Difference between revisions

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Universal apps no longer indicate having been written for a specific OS in their manifest; instead, they target one or more device families, e.g. desktop, mobile, console or [[Internet of Things]] (IoT). They react to the capabilities that become available to the device. A universal app may run on both a mobile phone and a tablet and provide a suitable experience. The universal app running on the mobile phone may start behaving the way it would on a tablet when the phone is connected to a monitor or a suitable [[docking station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=What's a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app? |at=Adaptive controls and input |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/universal-application-platform-guide#adaptive-controls-and-input |work=UWP documentation |via=[[Microsoft Learn]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

UWP is an extension of [[Windows Runtime]] and has access to WinRT APIs, although weatherwhether UWP apps can take advantage of WinRT APIs depends on their programming language and its tooling.<ref>{{cite web|title=What's a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app? |at=How the Universal Windows Platform relates to Windows Runtime APIs |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/universal-application-platform-guide#how-the-universal-windows-platform-relates-to-windows-runtime-apis |work=UWP documentation |via=[[Microsoft Learn]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=20 April 2022}}</ref>

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