Difference between Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1

Question

I was reading about Windows Phone 8.1 Development, because I already work with Windows Phone 8 and I intend to start working with the new OS version.

Then I downloaded t

Answer 1

The difference is in the framework the app will use.

Silverlight is a plugin like Flash, so if you develop an app that use it, you have to use his library/syntax. It is an old way to develop web and phone applications.

Universal is the new framework that Microsoft develop for help developers to create apps that run both on Windows Phone or Windows Store.

So, what you find in internet is correct: Phone App is for Universal framework. The voices that VS offers mean: - Universal App: for any device (Phone/Tablet/PC) - Phone App: only for Phone (pay attention! Can use any library developed for Universal App since Universal App can run on Phone) - Windows App: only for Tablet/PC (no phone). You can use Universal App library like Phone App can do

I hope this could help