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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 application for sending emails found 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: Application directory management 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 telephony application (dialer) found on the phone and dials the specified number.
SysIMEI (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of an Android phone.
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.
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).
Kanban control events
The following events are associated with Kanban controls......
Events associated with Chart controls
List of events associated with the Chart controls...
The Static control
A Static control is a control used to display a static text......
The Image control
The Image control is used to......
Accessing a database via a web service
The database can be accessed via a web service......
Optional events
By default, the codes available in the code editor correspond to the most common codes......
Characteristics of non-maximized windows
A non-maximized window can be resized by the user and it can occupy a section of the screen only......
Camera control: decoding bar codes
In iOS and Android, bar codes can be decoded via the Camera control using BCCapture......
Permission (Type of variable)
The Permission type represents a permission requested by the application (and therefore declared...
The Native Container control
The Native Container control is used to manage the controls not created with WINDEV or WINDEV...
WidgetRunApp (Function)
Starts the application to which a widget belongs.
The Ad control
The Ad control is used to monetize an Android application by displaying an ad banner that generates...
Notification (Type of variable)
The Notification type is used to handle the local notifications or the push notifications.
The HTML control
The HTML control displays HTML pages or HTML code......
Creating a report
The report editor allows you to easily create all types of reports via a wizard......
Push notification
A mobile device can receive push notifications......
Widget functions
Les bulles d'aide permettent d'aider rapidement l'utilisateur dans vos applications......
Private Store for mobile applications
There are two methods two deploy your applications......
Optional events: Retrieved information
In WINDEV, you can add optional events in the code of the different elements of an application......