In this post I will show how to use built-in progress indicator which will be shown on top of the page (in system tray). Like I said it is built-in, all we have to do is call it when we need it. It is Mango only feature, so if you are developing for earlier versions, Progress Indicator will be unavailable.

Using Progress Indicator

Displaying Progress Indicator is fairly simple. All we have to do is create an instance of ProgressIndicator object and add it to system tray.

We can show Progress Indicator in two different modes:  Indeterminate and  Determinate.  Indeterminate mode is when Progress Indicator is indicating that app is doing  something in the background, but there is no progress shown (progress indicator is looping). Determinate mode is when progress is displayed. Continue reading →