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Windows 8 app tile periodically update when it's not running

I've a app called 'drumtime' installed on Windows 8. It's tile is being changed/updated on every about 10 seconds. This couldn't be done with Background tasks I guess because a background task needs 15 minutes to be executed. But even if the app is not running, it's tile is still being updated.

enter image description here after 10 seconds => enter image description here

So, how can I update an app's tile on every 10 seconds even when the app itself is not running?

I appreciate any help.

Solution

  • I downloaded Drumtime to check this out, and it is using a peek animation on its live tile. Check out the list of available tile templates. Some of these are "peek" templates which animate smoothly between two different tile templates. That is what Drumtime is doing. I used a peek animation in the tile of an app of mine; I wrote this article with details.