Descubrimos algunas de las limitaciones de las aplicaciones universales en Xbox One

Como ya anunciamos el pasado veinticuatro de febrero, las aplicaciones universales están cada vez más cerca de la consola de Microsoft. Si bien es bastante posible que durante esta Build conozcamos más información sobre estas, hoy, gracias a MSPU, hemos descubierto cierta información sobre ellas.

Según ha revelado la documentación publicada por Microsoft en MDSN, aunque las UWP están muy cerca de llegar a Xbox One, estas no contarán, al menos desde el principio, con soporte para determinadas funciones, funciones tales como Camera Capture, Credenciales, Casting, Launchers, Lockscreen, Bluetooth, NFC, APIs holográficas etcétera.

Características más aplicables a Xbox One:

• Authentication (Using external identity provider): WebAuthenticationBroker API is not implemented for Xbox.
• Camera capture: Camera capture APIs are not supported on Xbox and will not show any UI for camera capture when called.
• Casting: Camera capture APIs are not supported on Xbox and will not show any UI for camera capture when called.
• Chat: Chat APIs can create messages and add them to the database on Xbox but send/receive functionality is not supported.
• Closed Caption Properties: Retrieval of closed caption properties using ClosedCaptionProperties is not supported on Xbox.
• Credential APIs: APIs related to key credentials are not supported on Xbox. See Windows.Security.Credentials.
• Drag and Drop: Drag and drop is not supported for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps on Xbox.SeeWindows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.DragDrop.Core.
• File picker scenarios: Scenarios related to file pickers are currently not supported on Xbox. See Windows.Storage.Pickers.
• Geolocation: Geolocation APIs require user consent, but currently consent UI is not supported on Xbox.
• Launcher APIs: Some launcher APIs are not supported on Xbox.
• Maps APIs: Maps APIs are currently not supported on Xbox.
• Photo import: Photo import APIs are currently not supported on Xbox.
• PopupMenu and UICommandSeparator: PopupMenu and UICommandSeparator APIs are not supported on Xbox.
• Printing: Printing is currently not supported on Xbox.
• SecondaryTile: SecondaryTile is not supported on Xbox.
• Share contract: Share APIs are not implemented on Xbox. No UI is displayed on calling share APIs.
• Tile, toast and badge notifications: Tile, toast and badge notifications are not supported on Xbox. Toast notification support only 3 lines of text, image, and up to 5 actions. See Windows.UI.Notifications.
• Word breaker: Word breaker functionality is not supported on Xbox.

Características menos aplicables a Xbox One:

• 3D printing: 3D printing is not supported on Xbox.
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth support is not available on Xbox.
• CachedFileUpdater: CachedFileUpdater and CachedFileUpdaterUI are not supported on Xbox.
• Defining app settings on the settings page: AccountSettingsPane and WebAccountCommand APIs are not supported on Xbox.
• Device Enumeration: Currently there is no DevicePicker UI on Xbox, so device enumeration APIs are not supported.
• Holographic APIs: Holographic APIs are not supported on Xbox.
• Inking: Inking support is not available on Xbox.
• LockScreen: The LockScreen feature is not available on Xbox, so LockScreen APIs are not functional.
• Network Connectivity: NetworkUsage, ConnectivityInterval, NetworkInformation, andDataPlanStatus APIs are not available on Xbox.
• Network Operators API: APIs related to Network Operators require modem support, which is not present on Xbox. See Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators.
• Near Field Communication (NFC): NFC support is not available on Xbox, so proximity APIs aren’t functional.
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR): The OCR feature is not implemented on Xbox.
• Short Message Service (SMS): The SMS feature is not available on Xbox.

Esperamos que durante la Build Microsoft revele más información sobre cómo y cuándo llegarán las aplicaciones universales a la consola de Redmond. La verdad es que, viendo las funciones que no estarán soportadas, no nos llevamos ninguna sorpresa. La mayoría de estas funciones no podrían estar soportadas debido a limitaciones de hardware. ¿Creéis que las aplicaciones universales tendrán verdadera importancia en Xbox One?