diff --git a/RingConsolePanel.xaml b/RingConsolePanel.xaml
index aac6a27abcaf4879e631d40cf817d18499e2a701..3538637a211875c429a1eb52bf106d20b2b40916 100644
--- a/RingConsolePanel.xaml
+++ b/RingConsolePanel.xaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <ScrollViewer x:Name="_scrollView_"
                       Grid.Row="0"
+                      Padding="5,5"
                       Style="{StaticResource ConsoleScrollViewerStyle}">
             <RichTextBlock x:Name="_debugWindowOutput_"
                            Style="{StaticResource ConsoleTextStyle1}"/>
@@ -42,8 +43,10 @@
             </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
             <TextBox x:Name="_tBoxDbg_"
                      Grid.Column="0"
+                     KeyDown="_sendDbgCmd__KeyDown"
                      Style="{StaticResource ConsoleTextBoxStyle}"/>
             <Button x:Name="_btnSendDbgCmd_"
+                    Click="_btnSendDbgCmd__Click"
                     Grid.Column="1"
                     Style="{StaticResource ButtonSendCmdStyle}"/>
         </Grid>
diff --git a/RingConsolePanel.xaml.cpp b/RingConsolePanel.xaml.cpp
index 8d2c927196a2d893595d18bcfa05b5ba780c12af..f3cb6e7441654a859358636176eba6ec5872b2c2 100644
--- a/RingConsolePanel.xaml.cpp
+++ b/RingConsolePanel.xaml.cpp
@@ -1,28 +1,116 @@
-/**************************************************************************
-* Copyright (C) 2016 by Savoir-faire Linux                                *
-* Author: Jäger Nicolas <nicolas.jager@savoirfairelinux.com>              *
-*                                                                         *
-* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify    *
-* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by    *
-* the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or       *
-* (at your option) any later version.                                     *
-*                                                                         *
-* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,         *
-* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of          *
-* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the           *
-* GNU General Public License for more details.                            *
-*                                                                         *
-* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License       *
-* along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
-**************************************************************************/
-#include "pch.h"
-
-#include "RingConsolePanel.xaml.h"
-
-using namespace RingClientUWP;
-using namespace RingClientUWP::Views;
-
-RingConsolePanel::RingConsolePanel()
-{
-    InitializeComponent();
+/**************************************************************************
+* Copyright (C) 2016 by Savoir-faire Linux                                *
+* Author: Jäger Nicolas <nicolas.jager@savoirfairelinux.com>              *
+*                                                                         *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify    *
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or       *
+* (at your option) any later version.                                     *
+*                                                                         *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,         *
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of          *
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the           *
+* GNU General Public License for more details.                            *
+*                                                                         *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License       *
+* along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
+**************************************************************************/
+#include "pch.h"
+
+#include "RingConsolePanel.xaml.h"
+
+using namespace RingClientUWP;
+using namespace RingClientUWP::Views;
+using namespace Windows::ApplicationModel::Core;
+using namespace Windows::UI::Core;
+using namespace Windows::UI::Xaml::Documents;
+
+RingConsolePanel::RingConsolePanel()
+{
+    InitializeComponent();
+
+    RingDebug::instance->messageToScreen += ref new debugMessageToScreen([this](Platform::String^ message) {
+        output(message);
+    });
+}
+
+void
+RingConsolePanel::output(Platform::String^ message)
+{
+    try {
+        Run^ inlineText = ref new Run();
+        inlineText->Text = message;
+        Paragraph^ paragraph = ref new Paragraph();
+        paragraph->Inlines->Append(inlineText);
+        _debugWindowOutput_->Blocks->Append(paragraph);
+        _scrollView_->UpdateLayout();
+        _scrollView_->ScrollToVerticalOffset(_scrollView_->ScrollableHeight);
+    }
+    catch (Platform::Exception^ e) {
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+void RingConsolePanel::_btnSendDbgCmd__Click(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::RoutedEventArgs^ e)
+{
+    sendCommand();
+}
+
+
+void RingConsolePanel::_sendDbgCmd__KeyDown(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::Input::KeyRoutedEventArgs^ e)
+{
+    if (e->Key == Windows::System::VirtualKey::Enter && _tBoxDbg_->Text != "") {
+        sendCommand();
+    }
+    else if (e->Key == Windows::System::VirtualKey::PageUp) {
+
+        if (historyLevel < 1)
+            return;
+        if (historyLevel == historyCmds.Size)
+            currentCmd = _tBoxDbg_->Text;
+        historyLevel--;
+        _tBoxDbg_->Text = historyCmds.GetAt(historyLevel);
+
+    }
+    else if (e->Key == Windows::System::VirtualKey::PageDown) {
+        if (historyLevel < historyCmds.Size) {
+            _tBoxDbg_->Text = historyCmds.GetAt(historyLevel);
+            historyLevel++;
+
+        }
+        else {
+            _tBoxDbg_->Text = currentCmd;
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+/*\ ADD EACH NEW COMMAND TO THE HELP LIST \*/
+void RingConsolePanel::sendCommand()
+{
+    auto cmdInput = _tBoxDbg_->Text;
+    addCommandToHistory();
+    historyLevel++;
+    _tBoxDbg_->Text = "";
+    currentCmd = "";
+    historyLevel = historyCmds.Size;
+
+    if (cmdInput == "") {
+        return;
+    }
+    else if (cmdInput == "help") {
+        MSG_(">> Help :");
+        MSG_("use PgUp/PgDown for crawling commands history.");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::wstring wStr(cmdInput->Begin());
+    std::string result(wStr.begin(), wStr.end());
+
+    MSG_(">> error, command \'" + result + "\' not found");
+}
+
+void RingConsolePanel::addCommandToHistory()
+{
+    historyCmds.Append(_tBoxDbg_->Text);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RingConsolePanel.xaml.h b/RingConsolePanel.xaml.h
index 497830bc5e0dfc72d5573138b6b3aef231de0fc9..3e7ebf8116bdabf98c0e840c4f7a33ee84a68a4c 100644
--- a/RingConsolePanel.xaml.h
+++ b/RingConsolePanel.xaml.h
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ public ref class RingConsolePanel sealed
 {
 public:
     RingConsolePanel();
+    void output(Platform::String^ message);
+
+private:
+    void sendCommand();
+    void addCommandToHistory();
+    void _btnSendDbgCmd__Click(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::RoutedEventArgs^ e);
+    void _sendDbgCmd__KeyDown(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::Input::KeyRoutedEventArgs^ e);
+
+    int historyLevel = 0;
+    /* commands already send */
+    Vector<String^> historyCmds;
+    /* command not already send */
+    String^ currentCmd;
 };
 }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RingDebug.cpp b/RingDebug.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7d14f87d639c5da8f3095f66e9340ab8c8daae99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RingDebug.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+* Copyright (C) 2016 by Savoir-faire Linux                                *
+* Author: J�ger Nicolas <nicolas.jager@savoirfairelinux.com>              *
+*                                                                         *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify    *
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or       *
+* (at your option) any later version.                                     *
+*                                                                         *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,         *
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of          *
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the           *
+* GNU General Public License for more details.                            *
+*                                                                         *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License       *
+* along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
+**************************************************************************/
+
+/* client */
+#include "pch.h"
+
+using namespace RingClientUWP;
+
+using namespace Platform;
+using namespace Windows::UI::Core;
+
+void
+RingDebug::print(const std::string& message,
+                 const Type& type)
+{
+    /* get the current time */
+    std::time_t currentTime = std::time(nullptr);
+    char timeBuffer[64];
+    ctime_s(timeBuffer, sizeof timeBuffer, &currentTime);
+
+    /* timestamp */
+    auto messageTimestamped = timeBuffer + message;
+    std::wstring wString = std::wstring(message.begin(), message.end());
+
+    /* set message type. */
+    switch (type) {
+    case Type::ERR:
+        wString = L"(EE) " + wString;
+        break;
+    case Type::WNG:
+        wString = L"(WW) " + wString;
+        break;
+        /*case Type::message:*/
+    }
+
+    /* screen it into VS debug console */
+    OutputDebugString(wString.c_str());
+
+    /* fire the event. */
+    messageToScreen(ref new String(wString.c_str(), wString.length()));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RingDebug.h b/RingDebug.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d24e9ccd8a1608fdc21f2f8b6c98802ee5462063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RingDebug.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+* Copyright (C) 2016 by Savoir-faire Linux                                *
+* Author: J�ger Nicolas <nicolas.jager@savoirfairelinux.com>              *
+*                                                                         *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify    *
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or       *
+* (at your option) any later version.                                     *
+*                                                                         *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,         *
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of          *
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the           *
+* GNU General Public License for more details.                            *
+*                                                                         *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License       *
+* along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
+**************************************************************************/
+#pragma once
+
+namespace RingClientUWP
+{
+
+/* forward declaration */
+ref class RingDebug;
+
+/* delegate */
+delegate void debugMessageToScreen(Platform::String^ message);
+
+/* this is how to implement a singleton class*/
+public ref class RingDebug sealed
+{
+public:
+    /* singleton */
+    static property RingDebug^ instance
+    {
+        RingDebug^ get()
+        {
+            static RingDebug^ instance_ = ref new RingDebug();
+            return instance_;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* properties */
+
+    /* functions */
+internal:
+    enum class Type { MSG, WNG, ERR };
+    void print(const std::string& message, const Type& type = Type::MSG);
+
+    /* event */
+    event debugMessageToScreen^ messageToScreen;
+
+private:
+    RingDebug() {}; // singleton
+};
+
+#define MSG_(cstr) CoreApplication::MainView->CoreWindow->Dispatcher->RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority::Low, \
+ref new DispatchedHandler([=]() { RingDebug::instance->print(cstr); }))
+
+#define WNG_(cstr) CoreApplication::MainView->CoreWindow->Dispatcher->RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority::Low, \
+ref new DispatchedHandler([=]() { RingDebug::instance->print(std::string(cstr), RingDebug::Type::WNG); }))
+
+#define ERR_(cstr) CoreApplication::MainView->CoreWindow->Dispatcher->RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority::Low, \
+ref new DispatchedHandler([=]() { RingDebug::instance->print(std::string(cstr), RingDebug::Type::ERR); }))
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Utils.h b/Utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1498faa33565e007b21adf9385a1636691323571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <pch.h>
+
+using namespace Platform;
+using namespace Windows::Storage;
+
+namespace RingClientUWP
+{
+namespace Utils {
+
+task<bool>
+fileExists(StorageFolder^ folder, String^ fileName)
+{
+    return create_task(folder->GetFileAsync(fileName))
+        .then([](task<StorageFile^> taskResult)
+    {
+        bool exists;
+        try {
+            taskResult.get();
+            exists = true;
+        }
+        catch (COMException ^e) {
+            if (e->HResult == HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)) {
+                exists = false;
+            }
+            else {
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+        return exists;
+    });
+}
+
+std::string makeString(const std::wstring& wstr)
+{
+    auto wideData = wstr.c_str();
+    int bufferSize = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wideData, -1, nullptr, 0, NULL, NULL);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<char[]> utf8;
+    utf8.reset(new char[bufferSize]);
+
+    if (WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wideData, -1, utf8.get(), bufferSize, NULL, NULL) == 0) {
+        return std::string();
+    }
+
+    return std::string(utf8.get());
+}
+
+std::wstring makeWString(const std::string& str)
+{
+    auto utf8Data = str.c_str();
+    int bufferSize = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, utf8Data, -1, nullptr, 0);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<wchar_t[]> wide;
+    wide.reset(new wchar_t[bufferSize]);
+
+    if (MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, utf8Data, -1, wide.get(), bufferSize) == 0) {
+        return std::wstring();
+    }
+
+    return std::wstring(wide.get());;
+}
+
+std::string toString(Platform::String ^str)
+{
+    std::wstring wsstr(str->Data());
+    return makeString(wsstr);
+}
+
+Platform::String^ toPlatformString(const std::string& str)
+{
+    std::wstring wsstr = makeWString(str);
+    return ref new Platform::String(wsstr.c_str(), wsstr.length());
+}
+}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pch.h b/pch.h
index 992f56cd6de6ccaa66212cb807a6f4be7075b8e6..cab6b561bb7ead0625d4d6e533c9ee02212a1595 100644
--- a/pch.h
+++ b/pch.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 /* standard system include files. */
 #include <ppltasks.h>
+#include <iomanip>
 
 /* required by generated headers. */
 #include "App.xaml.h"
@@ -26,3 +27,7 @@
 #include "AccountsViewModel.h"
 #include "Contact.h"
 #include "ContactsViewModel.h"
+
+/* ensure to be accessed from anywhere */
+#include "RingDebug.h"
+#include "Utils.h"
diff --git a/ring-client-uwp.vcxproj b/ring-client-uwp.vcxproj
index ec7a626a65bfa02e2129c5b4b64f870157d9e8ab..f602a9c0d9b394a8953041462b1fe7435573e5d0 100644
--- a/ring-client-uwp.vcxproj
+++ b/ring-client-uwp.vcxproj
@@ -175,9 +175,11 @@
     <ClInclude Include="RingConsolePanel.xaml.h">
       <DependentUpon>RingConsolePanel.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="RingDebug.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SmartPanel.xaml.h">
       <DependentUpon>SmartPanel.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="Utils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="VideoPage.xaml.h">
       <DependentUpon>VideoPage.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="RingConsolePanel.xaml.cpp">
       <DependentUpon>RingConsolePanel.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="RingDebug.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SmartPanel.xaml.cpp">
       <DependentUpon>SmartPanel.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/ring-client-uwp.vcxproj.filters b/ring-client-uwp.vcxproj.filters
index 4b8a43392b6b23ca955c1a763f97532165f209a5..bab8fc530930240bdf167721e5d7accd57a05b88 100644
--- a/ring-client-uwp.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/ring-client-uwp.vcxproj.filters
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="ContactsViewModel.cpp">
       <Filter>ModelViews</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="RingDebug.cpp">
+      <Filter>Common</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
@@ -78,6 +81,12 @@
     <ClInclude Include="ContactsViewModel.h">
       <Filter>ModelViews</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="RingDebug.h">
+      <Filter>Common</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="Utils.h">
+      <Filter>Common</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Image Include="Assets\LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png">