Running two emulators can help to design and debug

Recently, I discovered involuntarily that it is possible to run simultaneously the Windows Phone Emulator 512 MB and the Windows Phone Emulator 256 MB at the same time.

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While tweaking and adjusting the user interface, having both emulators side-by-side can help you compare your changes.

Make sure you download the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1. As a reminder, it is always a best practice to test if your application can run on a 256 MB device.

After installing the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1, you’ll have this selection of emulators:

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1- Start debugging with the 512 MB emulator.
2- Stop debugging.
3- Select the 256 MB emulator and start debugging.
4- Now, you can start manually your application on the 512 MB emulator.