Windows app store download permissions

Question

I developed an app for Windows phone. Now I want to deploy it on Windows app store and wants to put restriction.I want only specific people will able to install it. How can I do that. Any suggestion will be appropriated.

Thanks,

Answer 1

Well that depends on who these specific people are. You can set age restrictions and region restrictions, and that's about it.

If you mean you want to hand-pick users that can use your app, then provide a login screen where you manually authorize your registered users.

If you mean that only users you choose can download the app, then you can't use the Store; you'll need to use sideloading .

Answer 2

You can control distribution in the Distribution and Visibility section of your app submission on the developer dashboard.

There are three basic options (for Windows 10 - two for Windows Phone 8.x):

• Hide this app and prevent acquisition. Customers with a promotional code can still download it on Windows 10 devices

Give codes to the people you want to be able to use the app. This is Windows 10 only.

• Hide this app in the Store. Customers with a direct link to the app's listing can still download it, except on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Send links to the people you want to use the app. This will work on Windows Phone 8.1 as well as Windows 10. Anybody with a link can download it though, so it won't truly limit to just the people you want to use the app.

• Hide this app and make it available only to the people you specify below, who can download this app on Windows Phone 8.x devices. A promotional code may be used to download this app on Windows 10 devices

This is the classic beta-mode for Windows Phone 8.x. You can specify which Microsoft Accounts have access to the app.