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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.
ProgressBar (Function)
Displays a progress bar in the status bar of current window.
Source (Property)
The Source property is used to get and change the source of an element.
geoTrackingEnable (Function)
Enables the management of location tracking in a WINDEV Mobile application.
Managing the critical sections
Semaphores are used to limit the simultaneous execution of a code (procedure, line of code, etc....
HTTPCookieManage (Function)
Enables or disables the management of cookies in an HTTP request run: by HTTPRequest....
HCopyRecord (Function)
Copies: the content of the current record (loaded in memory) to the current data file record....
LastDayOfYear (Function)
Returns the date of the last day of the year.
DecimalPart (Function)
Returns the decimal part of a number.
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
fContentType (Function)
Returns the type of file according to the MIME standard (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).
WinChangeAlias (Function)
Modifies the alias of a window.
Statistical functions
List of statistical functions...
iDocumentCanceled (Function)
Used to find out whether the current print was canceled by the user.
SocketConnectSSL (Function)
Used to establish a secure connection to an SSL server.
SpeechSynthesisReadText (Function)
Reads the specified text using the device's text-to-speech engine....
Managing ports (serial ports, parallel ports, USB ports, etc.)
Several devices can be managed directly via a management of the ports used by these devices...
HTransactionList (Function)
Returns the list of current or interrupted transactions on the server for the specified connection.
H.TemporaryDirectory (Variable)
Allows you to force the directory used to store the temporary files when reindexing the HFSQL data...
HListServer (Function)
Lists the HFSQL servers installed on a computer.
HTrackStop (Function)
Stops tracking a data file on an HFSQL server.
CountryGet (Function)
Returns the Country variable corresponding to an ISO code or to the country caption according...
ContinentGet (Function)
Returns the Continent variable that corresponds to one of the following values: a continent...
Font management properties
List of font management properties...
Compress (Function)
Compresses a string or a memory block (buffer) in binary format.
Dimension (Function)
Returns the size of a variable (string, numeric, array, ...) or resizes a dynamic array.
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