CurrentAppSimulator ignored on Windows 10 Mobile

Question

When debugging a UWP app on a PC, we use CurrentAppSimulator.LicenseInformation returns the contents of WindowsStoreProxy.xml, so we can test different cases. When connecting a Windows 10 Mobile phone - WindowsStoreProxy.xml is ignored.

Why / What's the solution?

Answer 1

You can add WindowsStoreProxy.xml to your solution and load it at run time. I remember I added the File to my solution and then loaded it during run time. Check ReloadSimulatorAsync from here

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Update: For anyone who wants to know how to do this, Below is the code.

Add this to your MainPage.xaml.cs

public static async Task TestSimulator()
{
    var proxyFile = await Package.Current.InstalledLocation.GetFileAsync(@"WindowsStoreProxy.xml");
    await CurrentAppSimulator.ReloadSimulatorAsync(proxyFile);
}

and Call this method on OnNavigatedTo

await MainPage.TestSimulator();

Note: For some reason, this code did not work for me when i added this in App.xaml.cs so i used it in MainPage.xaml.cs