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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...
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.
InAndroidMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Android mode.
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.
Managing custom fonts in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile project
Both WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile projects support custom fonts, including Google Fonts...
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.
fDelete (Function)
Deletes a file accessible from the current computer.
HRecordToJSON (Function)
Retrieves the structure and value of the current record and exports them into a string in JASON...
<zipArchive variable>.AddFile (Function)
Automatically adds and compresses any type of file into a CAB, ZIP, WDZ, 7z, TAR, gzip or TGZ...
HInfoMemo (Function)
Returns the characteristics of binary and text memos.
ExeGetPID (Function)
Returns information about the current process.
xlsCoordinatesToName (Function)
Retrieves the name of a cell, XLS worksheet or Spreadsheet control according to its coordinates.
SSH functions
The following functions are used to connect and communicate with a SSH server:...
ArraySwapLine (Function)
Used to swap two rows in a two-dimensional array or in an advanced array property.
XMLParentName (Function)
Returns the name of parent tag for the current element (tag or attribute).
Easter (Function)
Returns the date of Easter for the specified year according to the western Christian calendar.
iTextHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the font for the text to print (in millimeters).
XMLRoot (Function)
Positions on the root tag of an XML document.
BitmapInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file: format....
ContactList (Function)
Lists the device contacts corresponding to the specified criteria.
GPSEnd (Function)
Indicates the end of the use of geolocation functions.
Archiving functions (management of ZIP, WDZ, CAB, RAR, 7z, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ))
List of archiving functions (management of ZIP, WDZ, CAB, RAR, 7z, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ))...
VideoDisplay (Function)
Displays in a Camera field the camera preview stream currently being transmitted by a web camera...
BankHolidayAdd (Function)
Indicates that a day (or a list of days) is a public holiday.
dbgCheckDifferent (Function)
Checks whether the specified expressions are different in assertive programming and in automated...
dbgCheckTrue (Function)
Checks whether an expression is set to True in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
ToClipboard (Function)
Writes text or image information into the system clipboard.
Ping (Function)
Checks whether a network address can be reached by using the ICMP protocol (similar to the PING...
HTransactionInterrupted (Function)
Used to find out whether a transaction was interrupted (the transaction was neither validated...
zipClose (Function)
Closes an archive.
zipSize (Function)
Returns the size of archive (in ZIP, RAR, CAB, WDZ or 7z format): the size of all compressed...