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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...
Specific features of Android applications
The development of Android and WINDEV Mobile applications is different in the following fields...
Creating an Android widget
Widgets are small applications that can be displayed on the home screen of phones or tablets...
Testing and debugging an application on an Android device
All developers appreciate the possibility to debug an application directly on the device...
Generating an Android application
The generation of a WINDEV Mobile application for Android groups all project elements (windows, code, etc.
Android application: Using and sharing SQLite data
For the Android applications, the available databases are HFSQL (Classic and Client/Server) and SQLite.
Android permission functions
The following functions are used to manage permissions in Android applications
Android permission management
Android applications require permissions to provide certain features that may require access to sensitive data or sensitive device functionalities...
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...
Maximized windows for Android
A maximized window occupies the entire screen of the mobile device.
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...
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.
Installing Android development tools
To develop Android applications with WINDEV Mobile, you must install...
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: The different types of notifications
Android proposes several types of notifications to inform the user...
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.
fCacheDir (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the internal storage space of application.
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
AppointmentCreate (Function)
Opens a new appointment window in the device's native calendar application.
CameraVideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
Using Kotlin code
Kotlin is a programming language mainly used for Android development...
ThreadPersistent (Function)
Makes a thread persistent.
tapiGetNumber (Function)
Opens a window that allows sharing the user's phone number(s).
SysAndroidVersion (Function)
Returns information about the Android version used by the application.
Managing custom fonts in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile project
Both WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile projects support custom fonts, including Google Fonts...
Camera control in a mobile application
The Camera control is used to...
<Camera>.VideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
PermissionRequest (Function)
Prompts the user to grant an application permission.
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...
Application in kiosk mode
A kiosk application is an application from which the user cannot exit...
File download functions
The following functions are used to manage downloads...
SysIMEI (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of an Android phone.
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
AppointmentDisplay (Function)
Displays an appointment in the native application for managing appointments found on the mobile device (Android or iOS).
InAndroidMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Android mode.
tapiDialerCall (Function)
Opens the default Phone application and dials the specified number.
InAndroidEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the Android emulator.
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
Using Java code
You can use Java code:
  • in Java applications generated with WINDEV.
  • in Android applications generated with WINDEV Mobile.
This allows you to create global procedures in Java.
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).
GglAccountDissociate (Function)
Dissociates the application from the user's Google account. This association must have been previously defined with GglAccountAssociate.
GglAccountAssociate (Function)
Enables users to log in to an application using a Google account registered on the device, without entering a username and password.
Execution platform
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for different families of products...
Speech recognition functions
The following functions are used to manage speech recognition:
CameraVideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
KioskEnable (Function)
Switches the current Android application to kiosk 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.
SysIdentifier (Function)
Returns the unique identifier of the current mobile 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.
WaitWindowStart (Function)
Opens the loading window of application.
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
<Camera>.VideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
RecorderAction (Function)
Runs an action on the recorder or dictaphone found on the current device.
PermissionList (Function)
Returns one or all the permissions declared by the application.
SysNbExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the number of external storage spaces found on an Android device.
KioskDisable (Function)
Disables kiosk mode for the current application.
URI functions
The following functions are used to manage URIs
WaitWindowEnd (Function)
Closes the waiting window of the application opened with WaitWindowStart.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
Summary table: Managing application directories by platform
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
1. My first Android/iOS project
WINDEV Mobile tutorial: My first Android/iOS application Lesson 1 - My first Android/iOS project...
Mobile User Groupware (Android and iOS)
WINDEV Mobile includes a User Groupware for Android and iOS applications......
Optional events: Information retrieved (Java and Android)
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to add optional events to the ones proposed by default...
Push notifications: format of notifications (Android and iOS)
An application written in WINDEV Mobile Android or iOS can receive Push notifications......
Preparing the phone to run the test of an Android application
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop Android applications. To run the test of these applications...
The Table control on mobile devices (Android and iOS)
The Table control is available for Android and iOS applications......
1. Installing an application on Android, iOS, etc.
There are multiple methods to install a WINDEV Mobile application...
3. WINDEV Mobile: Android, iOS, UWP...
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms...
Keyboard Variable (Using physical keyboards on Android)
The Keyboard variable makes it possible to retrieve the parameters of the events of a physical...
WINDEV, WEBDEV, Android or iOS external component
An external component is a set of WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile elements......
Push notification: Android configuration (Google Cloud Messaging)
To use the Push notifications in Android, you must have a Google account and you must perform...
Android: Conditions for using the Map control (before version 180056)
The Map control is using the Google Maps API library. The Map control displays data coming...
Pull to refresh (Android/iOS): Window, Table and Looper controls
The "Pull to refresh" feature allows the user to "pull" a Table control, a Looper control...
Printing a report (iPhone/iPad, Android or Universal Windows App)
When creating a report, the test of this report can be run from the report editor......
Binary values management functions
List of functions for managing binary values...
Photo album management functions
Photo album management functions...
MQTT constants
Constants used by the MQTT functions...
Events associated with internal windows
List of events associated with internal windows...
Math functions
List of mathematical functions...
Check Box control functions
The following functions are used to manage the Check Box controls......
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