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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...
Storing files in Android
The file system on the devices running Android is divided into two main storage areas...
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...
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...
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
Installing Android development tools
To develop Android applications with WINDEV Mobile, you must install...
Creating an Android widget
Widgets are small applications that can be displayed on the home screen of phones or tablets...
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.
Testing and debugging an application on an Android device
All developers appreciate the possibility to debug an application directly on the device...
Deploying an Android application
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop Android applications. Then, these applications can be easily deployed.
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.
Maximized windows for Android
A maximized window occupies the entire screen of the mobile device.
Specific features of Android applications
The development of Android and WINDEV Mobile applications is different in the following fields...
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
AppointmentDisplay (Function)
Displays an appointment in the native application for managing appointments found on the mobile device (Android or iOS).
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending emails found on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
GglAccountDissociate (Function)
Dissociates the application from the user's Google account. This association must have been previously defined with GglAccountAssociate.
WaitWindowStart (Function)
Opens the loading window of application.
KioskEnable (Function)
Switches the current Android application to kiosk mode.
Speech recognition functions
The following functions are used to manage speech recognition:
GglAccountAssociate (Function)
Enables users to log in to an application using a Google account registered on the device, without entering a username and password.
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
SysIdentifier (Function)
Returns the unique identifier of the current mobile device.
SysIMEI (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of an Android phone.
tapiGetNumber (Function)
Opens a window that allows sharing the user's phone number(s).
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...
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).
Using Kotlin code
Kotlin is a programming language mainly used for Android development...
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
<Camera>.VideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
Summary table: Application directory management by platform
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 telephony application (dialer) found on the phone and dials the specified number.
AppointmentCreate (Function)
Opens a new appointment window in the device's native calendar application.
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.
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
CameraVideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
HTTPCookieWrite (Function)
Adds or modifies a cookie in an HTTP request.
sClose (Function)
Closes the specified serial port, parallel port or infrared port.
ChronoResume (Function)
Restarts a stopwatch that was stopped by ChronoEnd or ChronoPause.
HTTPCookieReplace (Function)
Replaces all the cookies stored for a domain: by HTTPRequest. by HTTPSend....
PowerStatus (Function)
Used to get various information about the battery (main or secondary) of the device...
WiFiStatus (Function)
Returns the current activation status of Wi-Fi on the device or asks to be notified...
BTChangeVisibility (Function)
Changes the visibility of a Bluetooth radio.
Border (Property)
The Border property is used to get and change the characteristics of the borders: for a report...
SMSReset (Function)
Resets all variables of SMS structure.
BTListDevice (Function)
Returns the list of accessible Bluetooth devices.
ContactReset (Function)
Reinitializes: the Contact structure. a Contact variable....
HTTPSimulateNetwork (Function)
Simulates a slow network by limiting the download and upload speed.
Max (Function)
Returns the greatest value passed as parameter.
WiFiDetectAccessPoint (Function)
Starts detecting the Wi-Fi access points currently accessible from the device.
ChronoReset (Function)
Stops and resets a running stopwatch.
ActionClick (Property)
The ActionClick property is used to define the procedure executed when an element is clicked.
SysSerialNum (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of the current device.
SIPVisible (Function)
Displays the keyboard.
HTTPCookieRead (Function)
Returns the value of a cookie received further to an HTTP request.
ChronoEnd (Function)
Stops a stopwatch and returns the time elapsed (in milliseconds) since the start of timing (call...
dbgInfo (Function)
Returns a debug information.
BitmapInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file : format,...
Description (Property)
The Description property is used to get and change the description of an element.
WiFiActivate (Function)
Enables or disables Wi-Fi on the device.