Windows Phone SDK update for Windows Phone 7.8 Available for Download

The Windows Phone SDK update for Windows Phone 7.8 is now available for download. This SDK adds two new emulator images to your existing Windows Phone SDK installation. This update supports both the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 and the Windows Phone SDK 8.0. Using this update, you can provide the Windows Phone 8 Start screen experience in your Windows Phone 7.5 apps. You can also test how your apps will run on Windows Phone 7.8 devices.

What’s new in the update?
The Windows Phone SDK adds the following capabilities to your machine:

• Windows Phone 7.8 emulator: This OS image emulates your app running on a 512MB device running Windows Phone 7.8 (build 8858)
• Windows Phone 7.8 256MB emulator: This OS image emulates Windows Phone 7.8 (build 8858) running on a 256-MB device
• If you're running a Windows Phone SDK 7.1 installation, the update will also download and install the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 update onto your machine as part of the update.

Credit: Microsoft

Note:

• The update does not change your existing Windows Phone OS 7.1 emulator images - you can still develop and debug your apps on a phone running the standard Windows Phone 7.5 image
• There are no new APIs available to Windows Phone apps in Windows Phone 7.8

Download Windows Phone SDK update for Windows Phone 7.8
The Windows Phone SDK update for 7.8 is available for download here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36474. Download the files appropriate for you.


Note: Windows Phone SDK 8.0 or Windows Phone SDK 7.1 must be installed before you can install Windows Phone SDK Update for Windows Phone 7.8.

System requirements
Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista

Reference
Now Available: Windows Phone SDK Update for 7.8