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Android 10: Changing application behavior
Starting with Android 10, Google no longer allows an application running in the background to open a window
Android: The different types of notifications
Android proposes several types of notifications to inform the user...
Maximized windows for Android
A maximized window occupies the entire screen of the mobile device.
Storing files in Android
The file system on the devices running Android is divided into two main storage areas...
Managing the calendars (Android/iOS)
WINDEV Mobile allows you to easily access the calendars and appointments found on the phones and tablets in Android and iOS...
Android permission management
Android applications require permissions to provide certain features that may require access to sensitive data or sensitive device functionalities...
Installing Android development tools
To develop Android applications with WINDEV Mobile, you must install...
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
Deploying an Android application
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop Android applications. Then, these applications can be easily deployed.
Android application: Using and sharing SQLite data
For the Android applications, the available databases are HFSQL (Classic and Client/Server) and SQLite.
Generating an Android application
The generation of a WINDEV Mobile application for Android groups all project elements (windows, code, etc.
Creating an Android widget
Widgets are small applications that can be displayed on the home screen of phones or tablets...
Android and Java: Calling WLanguage procedures
Permet de spécifier la procédure qui sera appelée lorsque l’utilisateur effectue un clic dans un Widget iOS 14.
Specific features of Android applications
The development of Android and WINDEV Mobile applications is different in the following fields...
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...
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
GglAccountDissociate (Function)
Dissociates the application from the user's Google account. This association must have been previously defined with GglAccountAssociate.
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
GglAccountAssociate (Function)
Enables users to log in to an application using a Google account registered on the device, without entering a username and password.
KioskEnable (Function)
Switches the current Android application to kiosk mode.
AppointmentDisplay (Function)
Displays an appointment in the native application for managing appointments found on the mobile device (Android or iOS).
<Camera>.VideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
Speech recognition functions
The following functions are used to manage speech recognition:
SysIdentifier (Function)
Returns the unique identifier of the current mobile device.
Summary table: Managing application directories by platform
tapiGetNumber (Function)
Opens a window that allows sharing the user's phone number(s).
AppointmentCreate (Function)
Opens a new appointment window in the device's native calendar application.
Camera control in a mobile application
The Camera control is used to...
<Camera>.VideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
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.
ThreadPersistent (Function)
Makes a thread persistent.
RecorderAction (Function)
Runs an action on the recorder or dictaphone found on the current device.
SysDirExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the path of the directory that will be used to store files in the external storage space of the Android device.
PermissionRequest (Function)
Prompts the user to grant an application permission.
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.
Using Kotlin code
Kotlin is a programming language mainly used for Android development...
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
CameraVideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
WaitWindowStart (Function)
Opens the loading window of application.
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
WaitWindowEnd (Function)
Closes the waiting window of the application opened with WaitWindowStart.
CameraVideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
PermissionList (Function)
Returns one or all the permissions declared by the application.
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
Managing custom fonts in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile project
Both WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile projects support custom fonts, including Google Fonts...
KioskDisable (Function)
Disables kiosk mode for the current application.
tapiDialerCall (Function)
Opens the default Phone application and dials the specified number.
SysIMEI (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of an Android phone.
Using Java code
You can use Java code:
  • in Java applications generated with WINDEV.
  • in Android applications generated with WINDEV Mobile.
This allows you to create global procedures in Java.
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
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).
HourglassNetwork (Function)
Displays or hides an endless gauge in the title bar of Android application windows .
SMSDelete (Function)
Deletes an SMS message from the memory of the Android phone. This function should no longer...
Events associated with Static controls
List of events associated with Static controls...
AppointmentList (Function)
Lists the appointments found on the mobile device (Android/iOS) and corresponding to the specified...
ContactSelect (Function)
Displays the list of contacts found on the device (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows).
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad)....
EmulateActionBar (Function)
Emulates an Action Bar during the automated tests run on a mobile device (Android or iOS).
<Camera>.Photo (Function)
Allows you to take a photo from an Android device with the properties of the Camera control passed...
Progress Bar control properties
List of properties associated with the Progress Bar control...
AppointmentAdd (Function)
... (Android or iOS).
BCCapture (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a bar code by using the device camera (Android, iPhone, iPad).
NotifPushProcedure (Function)
... application (Android or iOS).
HourGlass (Function)
Transforms the mouse cursor into hourglass (and conversely). In Android and iOS, displays...
ContactDisplay (Function)
Opens the form of a contact in the device's native contacts application (Android, iPhone or iPad,...
AppointmentModify (Function)
... on a mobile device (Android/iOS)....
System popup menu
The system popup menus are managed by the system (Android, Windows, ......
Printing in PDF
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create a PDF file during a print......
ContactEdit (Function)
Opens the form of a contact in edit mode in the device's native contacts application (Android,...
Functions for managing threads (prefix syntax)
List of functions for managing threads (prefix syntax)...
Native SQLite Connector
WINDEV and WEBDEV propose a Native Connector to SQLite. This Native Connector allows you to access...
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