Detect if Windows Phone 7 is connected to desktop Zune software

Question

I\'ve been working on a Windows Phone 7 app for a few months now and have a collection of useful detection flags that are used to test for things like if the code is running

Answer 1

Testing for NetworkInterfaceType being Ethernet gets you close, but not quite there - as this isn't sensitive to the status of Zune vs WPConnect for the connection. Also, reading NetworkInterfaceType also can prove to be less than a walk in the park.

Handling the resulting exception seems to be the reliable method, however the exception does appear to vary between some media APIs, so keep an eye out for that.