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Version: 2025

Generating an Android application
The generation of a WINDEV Mobile application for Android groups all project elements (windows, code, etc.
Maximized windows for Android
A maximized window occupies the entire screen of the mobile device.
Android and Java: WLanguage procedure calls
Modifies the location of log files corresponding to an HFSQL data file.
Android 11: Changes to application behavior
After each new version of Android is deployed, Google requires a higher target API level ("TargetSdkVersion") to publish applications on Google Play...
Non-maximized windows for Android
A non-maximized window can be resized by the user and it can occupy a section of the screen only...
Testing and debugging an application on an Android device
All developers appreciate the possibility to debug an application directly on the device...
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
Specific features of Android applications
The development of Android and WINDEV Mobile applications is different in the following fields...
Installing Android development tools
To develop Android applications with WINDEV Mobile, you must install...
Android 10: Changing application behavior
Starting with Android 10, Google no longer allows an application running in the background to open a window
Storing files in Android
The file system on the devices running Android is divided into two main storage areas...
Android permission functions
The following functions are used to manage permissions in Android applications
CameraVideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
Using Java code
You have the ability to enter Java code:
  • in Java applications generated with WINDEV.
  • in Android applications generated with WINDEV Mobile.
This allows you to create global procedures in Java.
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
Sensor functions
The following functions are used to manage the compass and the accelerometer in an application run on a mobile device (phone or tablet).
CameraVideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
<Camera>.VideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
tapiGetNumber (Function)
Opens a window that allows sharing the user's phone number(s).
<Camera>.VideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
AppointmentCreate (Function)
Opens a new appointment window in the device's native calendar application.
InAndroidMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Android mode.
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
URISelect (Function)
Opens a system window to select a resource from:
  • from the device file system,
  • from the Cloud (Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, etc.)
  • or from one of the content managers installed on the device.
File download functions
The following functions are used to manage downloads...
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
SysAndroidVersion (Function)
Returns information about the Android version used by the application.
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
SysIMEI (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of an Android phone.
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
URI functions
The following functions are used to manage URIs
KioskDisable (Function)
Disables kiosk mode for the current application.
Execution platform
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for different families of products...
InAndroidEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the Android emulator.
AppointmentDisplay (Function)
Displays an appointment in the native application for managing appointments found on the mobile device (Android or iOS).
tapiDialerCall (Function)
Opens the default Phone application and dials the specified number.
Application in kiosk mode
A kiosk application is an application from which the user cannot exit...
SysIdentifier (Function)
Returns the unique identifier of the current mobile device.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
fCacheDir (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the internal storage space of application.
SysNbExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the number of external storage spaces found on an Android device.
Using Kotlin code
Kotlin is a programming language mainly used for Android development...
Summary table: Managing application directories by platform
Returns the list of continents.
Camera control in a mobile application
The Camera control is used to...
KioskEnable (Function)
Switches the current Android application to kiosk mode.
HTML Display control processes
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile include different WLanguage events associated with HTML Display...
HBuildKeyValue (Function)
Builds the value of a composite key to implement a filter (HFilter) or to perform a search...
HChangeDir (Function)
Changes the path to a data file (i.e. directory in which the file will be handled).
HCopyFile (Function)
Copies an HFSQL data file (.fic, .ndx and .mmo files if they exist): from the HFSQL server...
EmailMsgError (Function)
Returns the message corresponding to the error identifier.
EmailReadNext (Function)
Reads the incoming email found after the current email according to the protocol (POP3 or IMAP, MS...
Automatic management of exceptions
The management of exceptions can be customized by process......
HNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next data file record according to a browse item.
Display modes of Tab control
To optimize the style of your tabs, you have the ability to use images and colors......
HForward (Function)
Moves several records forward from the current position in the data file, according to a specified...
StoredValue (Property)
The StoredValue property is used to get the value currently stored by: a row in a List Box,...
Insert (Function)
Inserts an element at a given position: into a one-dimensional WLanguage array....
EmailReadMessageHeader (Function)
Reads the header of an incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes...
MinValue (Property)
The MinValue property is used to: get and set the bottom value of a report based on a data...
grDonutHolePercentage (Function)
Modifies the percentage corresponding to the radius of the hole in a Donut chart.
Opacity (Property)
The Opacity property is used to get and change the opacity of an element.
AnimationPrepare (Function)
Prepares the animation on a control, a group of controls or a window.
AnimationPlay (Function)
Plays an animation when a control, a group of controls or a window is modified.
TableSavePositionAndSelection (Function)
Saves: the scrollbar position in a Table or TreeView Table control, the elements selected...
FillType (Property)
The FillType property is used to determine the type of source used to populate Table, List Box,...
grSeriesSecondaryAxis (Function)
Defines whether a series will be drawn on the secondary axis.
SchedulerAddAppointment (Function)
Adds a new appointment into a Scheduler control.
CharactUnicode (Function)
Returns the character corresponding to the specified Unicode code.
AssistedInputConfigure (Function)
Used to configure the filter and the opening of assisted input.
PDFMergeWithPassword (Function)
Merges several existing and password-protected PDF files into a single PDF file.