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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.
<Organizer>.ChangeMode (Function)
Modifies the time range displayed by an Organizer control (Day/Week/Month)....
PDF file management functions
...PDF file functions...
Functions for handling directories and external files
List of functions for handling external files...
MaskTitleDate (Property)
The MaskTitleDate property is used to identify and change the input mask used for the title of day...
HExecuteSQLQueryAsynchronous (Function)
Executes an SQL query asynchronously.
Count (Property)
The Count property returns the number of elements in a given set.
ListSeek (Function)
Searches for an element in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control (including the values...
<Organizer>.ToiCalendar (Function)
Exports the appointments found in an Organizer control in iCalendar format.
<Organizer>.SelectedRange (Function)
Returns the start or end date and time of the time slot selected in an Organizer control.
<Organizer>.Mode (Function)
Returns the display mode of an Organizer control: day, week, month, ...
<Organizer>.InfoXY (Function)
Returns for a given position in the Organizer control (coordinates of a point in the organizer):...
<Organizer>.BackgroundColor (Function)
Defines a background color for a time slot in an Organizer control.
iListNestedReports (Function)
Returns: the list of nested reports currently printed (reports run by iPrintReport in one...
<Organizer>.DisplayNextPeriod (Function)
Moves the time area displayed to the next area (next weeks for example) in an Organizer control.
<Organizer>.DisplayPreviousPeriod (Function)
Moves the time area displayed to the previous area (previous weeks for example) in an Organizer...
<Organizer>.TimeDisplayed (Function)
Defines the time range displayed by the Organizer control in Day mode or in Week mode.
<Organizer>.Display (Function)
Reinitializes the content of an Organizer control from its data source (HFSQL data file...
<Organizer>.WorkingHour (Function)
Used to indicate the specific working hours per day in an Organizer control.
iDestination (Function)
Configures the print destination.
Report based on a data file
A report based on a data file is used to print the records coming from a single data file (HFSQL...
notificationAction (Type of variable)
The notificationAction type is used to describe an additional action associated...
ExeRun (Function)
Executes a program (an executable file, for example) from the current application.
The archives
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose several WLanguage functions allowing you to compress...
The HTML Display control
The HTML Display control displays a web page in an application......
RoundCeil (Function)
Returns: the value rounded up to the nearest integer. the duration rounded up to the nearest...