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Start menu app groups

It's a good idea to categorize your app into one of a couple built-in app groups in ArcOS. These app groups are used to segment the apps in the user's start menu into different folders, making apps easier to find. By default your app has no group, but if your app fits in one of these categories, I'd appreciate it if you used one of these.

The app group is set in _app.tpa as metadata.appGroup. These are the app groups ArcOS has:

ID
Name
Description
Examples
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multimedia

Multimedia

Applications that have to do with audio and video

Media Player

entertainment

Entertainment

Apps that amuse the user, like games or goofy things

Lights Off, Qlorb

utilities

Utilities

Office tools, really.

Calculator, Writer

thirdParty

Third-party apps

Third-party applications. Maybe use this one if the others don't fit

systemTools

System Tools

Tools that are used to manage ArcOS

Advanced System Settings, Processes

components

Components

This group contains all component applications

MultiUpdateGui, FsProgress, TotpAuthGui

coreApps

Core Applications

These are state-specific apps

Boot App, LogonUI

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