c# - Minimize UWP programmatically

Question

Is there a way to minimize UWP application programmatically now? My app will working on tablet in full screen mode and I don't want to drag top edge to call default minimize button.

Answer 1

With the Windows 10 update 1803 (build 17134), there is a new API that can be used to minimize your application.

IList<AppDiagnosticInfo> infos = await AppDiagnosticInfo.RequestInfoForAppAsync();
IList<AppResourceGroupInfo> resourceInfos = infos[0].GetResourceGroups();
await resourceInfos[0].StartSuspendAsync();

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.system.appresourcegroupinfo.startsuspendasync

Using this API currently requires you to declare the 'appDiagnostics' capability in your manifest on insider builds. Going forward it should not be required for minimizing your own app, only for minimizing other apps.