Implementing Rate Application functionality in the Windows Store app

Question

I am trying to implement evaluation functionality in a Windows Store application using HTML / Javascript.

I show a popup dialog similar to the one shown in the app below and when the Rate button is clicked. I would like to redirect to the Marketplace, where the user can then rate the application.

This is a task that can easily be done on Windows Phone 7 through MarketplaceReviewTask.

Is there an API in Windows 8 that I could name to achieve this?

Answer 1

The link "Rating and review" in the settings window will be automatically displayed for users other than you (since you cannot rate your application).

If you want to create some kind of custom link, you can use LaunchUriAsync, as Jim says, using this URI:

"ms-windows-store:REVIEW?PFN=[my-pfm]" 

where my-pfm is the "Package Family Name" that you will find in the manifest of your application.

Answer 2

Here is a blog post that I found useful:

http://www.andybeaulieu.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryID=227

Answer 3

If you use the activation protocol ( LaunchUriAsync ) with the URI proposed here , you will be taken to the page of your application in the store; however, there is one more step for the user to click "Write a review". There may be a way to deeply reference it, and I will update if I find out.