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Android permission functions
The following functions are used to manage permissions in Android applications
Android: The different types of notifications
Android proposes several types of notifications to inform the user...
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...
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.
Storing files in Android
The file system on the devices running Android is divided into two main storage areas...
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...
Deploying an Android application
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop Android applications. Then, these applications can be easily deployed.
Android and Java: WLanguage procedure calls
Modifies the location of log files corresponding to an HFSQL data file.
Android application: Using and sharing SQLite data
For the Android applications, the available databases are HFSQL (Classic and Client/Server) and SQLite.
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...
Installing Android development tools
To develop Android applications with WINDEV Mobile, you must install...
Testing and debugging an application on an Android device
All developers appreciate the possibility to debug an application directly on the device...
Creating an Android widget
Widgets are small applications that can be displayed on the home screen of phones or tablets...
Android 10: Changes in the behavior of applications
Starting with Android 10, Google no longer allows an application running in the background to open a window
Android permission management
Android applications require permissions to provide certain features that may require access to sensitive data or sensitive device functionalities...
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...
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).
SysAndroidVersion (Function)
Returns information about the Android version used by the application.
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
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.
<Camera>.VideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
AppointmentCreate (Function)
Opens a new appointment window in the device's native calendar application.
KioskEnable (Function)
Switches the current Android application to kiosk mode.
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
SysIMEI (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of an Android phone.
File download functions
The following functions are used to manage downloads...
CameraVideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
tapiDialerCall (Function)
Opens the default Phone application and dials the specified number.
RecorderAction (Function)
Runs an action on the recorder or dictaphone found on the current device.
URI functions
The following functions are used to manage URIs
PermissionList (Function)
Returns one or all the permissions declared by the application.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
<Camera>.VideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
GglAccountDissociate (Function)
Dissociates the application from the user's Google account. This association must have been previously defined with GglAccountAssociate.
Summary table: Managing application directories by platform
Returns the list of continents.
Camera control in a mobile application
The Camera control is used to...
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.
CameraVideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
Application in kiosk mode
A kiosk application is an application from which the user cannot exit...
InAndroidMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Android mode.
WaitWindowEnd (Function)
Closes the waiting window of the application opened with WaitWindowStart.
Managing custom fonts in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile project
Both WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile projects support custom fonts, including Google Fonts...
ThreadPersistent (Function)
Makes a thread persistent.
SysNbExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the number of external storage spaces found on an Android device.
PermissionRequest (Function)
Prompts the user to grant an application permission.
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
AppointmentDisplay (Function)
Displays an appointment in the native application for managing appointments found on the mobile device (Android or iOS).
InAndroidEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the Android emulator.
Execution platform
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for different families of products...
fCacheDir (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the internal storage space of application.
KioskDisable (Function)
Disables kiosk mode for the current application.
Speech recognition functions
The following functions are used to manage speech recognition:
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
SysDirExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the path of the directory that will be used to store files in the external storage space of the Android device.
SysIdentifier (Function)
Returns the unique identifier of the current mobile device.
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
URISelect (Function)
Opens a system window to select a resource from:
  • the device file system,
  • the Cloud (Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, etc.)
  • one of the content managers installed on the device.
WaitWindowStart (Function)
Opens the loading window of application.
Using Kotlin code
Kotlin is a programming language mainly used for Android development...
tapiGetNumber (Function)
Opens a window that allows sharing the user's phone number(s).
GglAccountAssociate (Function)
Enables users to log in to an application using a Google account registered on the device, without entering a username and password.
PDFReaderSeekNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next result of a search in the content of a PDF Reader control.
zipExtractFile (Function)
Extracts a file from an archive and automatically decompresses it to a physical location...
XMLExecuteXPath (Function)
Executes an XPATH query: in an XML document. in an xmlDocument variable....
emailSMTPSession (Type of variable)
The emailSMTPSession type is used to access a messaging server by using the SMTP protocol (Simple...
pdfDocument (Variable type)
The pdfDocument type is used to get all the characteristics of a PDF file, including author, date...
Opacity (Property)
The Opacity property is used to get and define the opacity percentage for a window, or for controls...
1. Examples provided with WINDEV Mobile
AnchorRateWidth (Property)
The AnchorRateWidth property is used to: Find out the anchor rate when a control (or a table...
State (Property)
The State property is used to get and change the state of an element.
Calendar functions
List of Calendar functions...
FirstName (Property)
The FirstName property can be used on: a SaasUser variable. ......
<ANSI string>.ExtractString (Function)
Allows you to: extract a substring from a string based on a specified string separator....
Modulo (Reserved word)
Returns the remainder of a division.
Border (Variable type)
The Border type is used to handle a border through programming...
CalendarPosition (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
Scheduler control functions
List of functions that can be used with a Scheduler control....
ControlExecuteModification (Function)
Considers that the control has been modified by the user (the Modified property is set to True...
TelemetryIsEnabled (Function)
Used to find out whether the telemetry is enabled.
CoordinateImageControlToImage (Function)
Converts the coordinates of a rectangle in the Image control to the corresponding coordinates...
CoordinateImageToImageControl (Function)
Converts the coordinates of a rectangle in the image to the corresponding coordinates in the Image...
dEncrustColor (Function)
Encrusts a color in an image found in an Image variable.