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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.
OrganizerDisplay (Function)
Reinitializes the content of an Organizer control from its data source (HFSQL data file...
Body Complement block
The Body complement block is linked to the Body block......
Parameter of a procedure/function
You have the ability to pass parameters to a procedure....
The Chart control
The "Chart" control is used to display a chart in windows, pages and reports......
Category (Property)
The Category property gets and sets the category of an element.
IWListDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all the internal windows from the list of internal windows browsed by an Internal Window...
EmailConfigure (Function)
Used to configure the WLanguage functions for email management.
6. HFSQL Cluster
HFSQL Cluster is an extension of the HFSQL Client/Server database model....
Configuring the "Relative duration" mask (date and time in natural language)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose to use a "Relative duration" display mask for the Date...
BackgroundTaskAdd (Function)
Adds a new background task.
The Internal Window control
...The "Internal Window" control is used to include a window (and its code) in a control of another...
HReadNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next data file record according to a browse item.
ListSelectPlus (Function)
Selects one or more elements in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
OpenMainMenu (Function)
Opens the main menu of the current window.
ImageInfoClose (Function)
Closes the image file (in JPEG or TIFF format) used by ImageInfoValue and/or ImageInfoList...
KanbanDeleteList (Function)
Deletes a list from a Kanban control.
SensorGetOrientation (Function)
Retrieves the current orientation of the device on one of its 3 axes.
Sequencing reports
In some cases, you may want to print several reports one after another, and view...
HFilterContains (Function)
Defines and enables a "Contains" filter on a data file, view or query.
Managing MQTT
MQTT is a "publish-subscribe" messaging protocol based on the TCP/IP protocol......
RequestRefreshUIParent
Asks to run the "Request for refreshing the display" process of parent.
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit a statement block and the current process (or procedure).
Managing threads
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose several functions used to perform an advanced management...
ListPosition (Function)
Displays a List Box or ListView control from a specified element or returns the index of the first...
ScreenFirst (Function)
Defines the next control that will be in edit in the current window.