How to make an image located over internet as lockscreen image without downloading the image.

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Hi ,

I am creating a lockscreen functionality in my window 8 app where I have to provide the images for the lockscreen from an rss feed. Although I am getting the url of the images which I have to make as lockscreen image.

So my question is there a way to make the images as lockscreen without downloading them and storing into a local storage before providin them as an lockscreen image.

Your valuable suggestions are welcome.

Posted 29-Jul-13 3:07am

yeshveer88

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Prasad Khandekar 29-Jul-13 9:16am

I don't think it's possible. In order to show the image you will have to download it, may not in the locale storage but at least in phone memory.

Regards,

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ZurdoDev · Answer 1 · 2013-07-29T03:42:00

Although it is not entirely clear, it sounds like you want to leave the image "on the internet" and simply provide a url instead of having the image physically on the phone. However, even providing a url it will be downloaded. There is no way around that. It has to get downloaded to be able to show it.