How to cache a page in Windows Phone 8.1

Question

Previously in Windows Phone 8.0 apps, we could navigate deeper to the same page this way:

NavigationService.Navigate(new Uri(\"/SamePage.xaml\",         


        

Answer 1

In App.cs you can set RootFrame.CacheSize which hints the OS how many pages it should try to keep in cache. Also you probably shouldn't reset the datacontext in NavigationHelper_LoadState - this method is called each time you navigate to the page, even if you navigate back.