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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.
NextTitle (Function)
Modifies the title of next window to open.
CameraCapture (Function)
Captures the images received from the camera: as an image: takes a photo. as a video: records...
InitialHeight (Property)
The InitialHeight property is used to: Find out the creation height of a control or window....
fRead (Function)
Reads: a block of bytes (characters) in an external file (ANSI or Unicode), the content...
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
fDate (Function)
Returns or modifies the different dates associated with a file or directory (date created, modified...
HSetReplication (Function)
Temporarily disables (or re-enables) the replication.
HLockFile (Function)
Locks a data file and restricts the access to this data file for all other sites or applications.
TraceStart (Function)
Opens the trace window or saves the trace information in a text file.
The Camera control
The Camera control is used to view the video captured by a camera connected to the current...
SocketConnectBluetooth (Function)
Connects a client computer to a specific Bluetooth socket.
MouseXPos (Function)
Returns the horizontal position (X) of the mouse cursor relative to the specified window...
SpeechSynthesisReadFile (Function)
Reads the content of the specified file by using the engine for speech synthesis found...
dChord (Function)
Draws the chord of a circle (intersection between an ellipse and a straight line): in an Image...
fEncrypt (Function)
Encrypts a file in binary or ASCII format.
FTPAttribute (Function)
Identifies the attributes of a file found on an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).
HListItem (Function)
Returns the list of items: found in a data file ( a query or a view) known to the HFSQL engine....
HOnError (Function)
Customizes the management of HFSQL errors.
The Contact structure
The Contact structure is a preset structure of WLanguage (no declaration is required)......
CameraParameter (Function)
Returns or modifies the value of a parameter for the device camera. Function kept...
HRplManageFile (Function)
Defines the options used for the universal replication of a file: the replication direction....
MakeInteger (Function)
Builds a 4-byte integer from two 2-byte integers.
InSimulatorMode (Function)
Used to find out whether the application is started in "simulator test mode" from WINDEV Mobile.
HTTPCreateForm (Function)
Creates an HTTP form.
diffCreate (Function)
Compares two buffers and creates a buffer containing the differences between these two buffers.
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