Read original post by Tony Champion at MSDN Magazine
Among the hundreds of new features in Windows 8.1 is the concept of an alarm app. In a nutshell, an alarm app is a Windows Store app that can schedule toast notifications to the second. Due to the way Windows processes toasts, this isn’t an accuracy offered to most apps. In this article, I’ll explore the concept of an alarm app and look at what it takes to develop one of your own.
What Is an Alarm App?
Before looking under the hood of an alarm app, it’s important to consider what type of apps would make good alarm apps. The key is to consider the accuracy of delivering notifications. For example, it isn’t necessary for a calendar app to notify the user of a friend’s birthday at an exact second. However, there are several types of apps that do require this accuracy.