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Purpose
Developers can create apps that detect the user's geographic ___location. For example, an app can plot the user's ___location on a map, tag a photo or email message with geographic coordinates, or respond to a change in the user's ___location by updating a list of points of interest.
This section includes how-to topics and guidelines for detecting a user's geographic ___location. For additional information on using ___location and maps, see the Bing Maps SDK Samples.
In this section
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Learn how to detect the user's geographic ___location using APIs in the Windows.Devices.Geolocation namespace. |
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Learn how to receive updates of the user's ___location over a period of time. |
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Learn how to set up a Geofence in your app. |
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This topic will guide you through the steps of handling Geofence notification in the foreground of your app. |
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This topic will guide you through the steps of setting up a background task to listen for Geofence notifications in your app. |
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This topic will guide you through the steps of handling Geofence notifications from a background task, in your app. |
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Testing and debugging geofencing apps can be a challenge because they depend on a device's ___location. Here we outline several methods for testing both foreground and background geofences. |
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This topic shows you how to display your ___location using Bing Maps and then test your app with a variety of locations using the Simulator included in Microsoft Visual Studio. |