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Android permission management
Android applications require permissions to provide certain features that may require access to sensitive data or sensitive device functionalities...
Android and Java: WLanguage procedure calls
Modifies the location of log files corresponding to an HFSQL data file.
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...
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...
Android: The different types of notifications
Android proposes several types of notifications to inform the user...
Specific features of Android applications
The development of Android and WINDEV Mobile applications is different in the following fields...
Maximized windows for Android
A maximized window occupies the entire screen of the mobile device.
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.
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...
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 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 functions
The following functions are used to manage permissions in Android applications
Storing files in Android
The file system on the devices running Android is divided into two main storage areas...
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...
<Camera>.VideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
CameraVideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
AppointmentCreate (Function)
Opens a new appointment window in the device's native calendar application.
<Camera>.VideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
tapiDialerCall (Function)
Opens the default Phone application and dials the specified number.
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
SysNbExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the number of external storage spaces found on an Android device.
SysAndroidVersion (Function)
Returns information about the Android version used by the application.
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
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.
URI functions
The following functions are used to manage URIs
SysIdentifier (Function)
Returns the unique identifier of the current mobile device.
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).
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
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.).
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application 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.
Summary table: Managing application directories by platform
Returns the list of continents.
Camera control in a mobile application
The Camera control is used to...
InAndroidMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Android mode.
ThreadPersistent (Function)
Makes a thread persistent.
Application in kiosk mode
A kiosk application is an application from which the user cannot exit...
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.
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...
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
PermissionRequest (Function)
Prompts the user to grant an application permission.
File download functions
The following functions are used to manage downloads...
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.
RecorderAction (Function)
Runs an action on the recorder or dictaphone found on the current device.
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
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.
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.
Dashboard control events
The following events appear by default in the WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile code editor...
WINDEV Mobile: Overview
WINDEV Mobile is a development environment for PC that allows you to develop......
SysScreenOrientation (Function)
Allows you to: get the screen orientation of the device (Android, iOS or Universal Windows...
Manipulating Calendar controls programmatically (prefix syntax)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to manipulate a Calendar control through programming......
PDF Reader control events
Events associated with a Multiline Zone control
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile manage the following events by default (order of appearance in the code...
Print constants
List of constants used by the print functions....
2. WLanguage functions specific to phones
A WINDEV Mobile HFSQL application can also operate in Client/Server mode....
NotifPushSubscribe (Function)
Subscribes the current Android application to a topic.
Events associated with Image controls
List of events associated with Image controls...
WithZoom (Property)
in and out: in an HTML Display control in Android, iPhone or iPad applications. in a Map control in Android, iPhone...
EmulateSimulator (Function)
Emulates the window of the mobile (Android/iOS) simulator....
Archiving functions (management of ZIP, WDZ, CAB, RAR, 7z, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ)) (prefix syntax)
List of archiving functions (management of ZIP, WDZ, CAB, RAR, 7z, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ))...
NotifPushSendSubscriber (Function)
Sends a notification to Android devices that are subscribed to a topic.
InAndroidSimulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the Android simulator.
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