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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.
EmailBuildSource (Function)
Generates the source code of the email message to be sent from the variables in the Email structure...
HTTPSend (Function)
Sends an HTTP request and waits for the response from the HTTP server.
sOpen (Function)
Opens and initializes: a serial port. a parallel port. an infrared port....
DiskFile (Type of variable)
The DiskFile type is used to handle text files present on disk.
ThreadPriority (Function)
Returns or modifies the priority level of a thread.
DecryptAsymmetric (Function)
Decrypts a buffer with a private/public key algorithm with RSA encryption....
Encode (Function)
Encodes a character string or a buffer. To decode the result, simply use Decode.
Left (Function)
Extracts the left part (i.e., the first characters) from a string or buffer.
EmailGetIndicator (Function)
Retrieves the indicators defined on an email of IMAP session.
AuthRefreshToken (Function)
Refreshes a user's OAuth2 token when it expires....
Decrypt (Function)
Decrypts a character string that was encrypted by Encrypt.
dPoint (Function)
Draws a point: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable...
DecryptAsymmetricEnveloped (Function)
Performs the asymmetric encryption of an envelope that has been encrypted...
dbgStandardOutput (Function)
Writes an information into the standard output stream "stdout" (also called "console").
Functions for managing the Combinations and Enumerations
Length (Function)
Returns: the length of a string, i.e., the number of characters in the string (including spaces...
IntegerToDay (Function)
Returns the day of the week that corresponds to the specified date (this date is an integer).
HSetTransaction (Function)
Enables or disables the management of transactions for one or more files.
iTextWidth (Function)
Calculates the width (in millimeters) of the text to print, according to the specified font.
XMLInsertDocument (Function)
Inserts the current XML tag found in an XML document into another XML document.
EmailExpunge (Function)
Destroys all the deleted emails marked as deleted ("Deleted" status) from the current folder...
EmailLoadAttachment (Function)
Adds an attached file to an email.
MaskPhoneNumber (Function)
Retrieves the phone number input mask adapted to a given country.
MaskZipCode (Function)
Retrieves the zip code input mask adapted to a given country.
WindowCount (Function)
Calculates the number of windows currently opened in the current application.
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