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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...
Deploying an Android application
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop Android applications. Then, these applications can be easily deployed.
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.
Android permission functions
The following functions are used to manage permissions in Android applications
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
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...
Installing Android development tools
To develop Android applications with WINDEV Mobile, you must install...
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...
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.
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...
Maximized windows for Android
A maximized window occupies the entire screen of the mobile device.
Android permission management
Android applications require permissions to provide certain features that may require access to sensitive data or sensitive device functionalities...
CameraVideoStop (Function)
Stops the video recording previously started by CameraVideoStart.
PermissionRequest (Function)
Prompts the user to grant an application permission.
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.
AppointmentDisplay (Function)
Displays an appointment in the native application for managing appointments found on the mobile device (Android or iOS).
SysIMEI (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of an Android phone.
SysAndroidVersion (Function)
Returns information about the Android version used by the application.
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
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.
ThreadPersistent (Function)
Makes a thread persistent.
Using Kotlin code
Kotlin is a programming language mainly used for Android development...
fCacheDir (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the internal storage space of application.
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...
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
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).
URI functions
The following functions are used to manage URIs
GglAccountAssociate (Function)
Enables users to log in to an application using a Google account registered on the device, without entering a username and password.
GglAccountDissociate (Function)
Dissociates the application from the user's Google account. This association must have been previously defined with GglAccountAssociate.
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.
Execution platform
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for different families of products...
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.
Abs (Function)
Returns the absolute value: of a numeric value, of a numeric expression (integer or real)....
HTTPDestination (Function)
Indicates the backup file for the result of next HTTP request, run in the same thread.
Move (Function)
Allows you to: move an element in a one-dimensional WLanguage array or in an advanced array...
gglMarker (Type of variable)
The gglMarker type is used to define the characteristics of a marker that must be positioned...
NbDayDisplayed (Property)
The NbDayDisplayed property is used to: get and change the number of days displayed...
CharactType (Function)
Returns information about the type of character.
Communicating with an SSH server
Secure Shell (SSH) is a secure communication protocol. The exchanged data is secured via encryption...
HImportJSON (Function)
Imports a JSON file into a data file in HFSQL Classic format (data file described in the data model...
xpathResult (Type of variable)
The xpathResult type is used it find out the result of the execution of an XPATH query.
MemCreate (Function)
Creates a memory area.
BitwiseXOR (Function)
Returns the result of the bitwise exclusive OR operation performed between two values.
DateToWeekNumber (Function)
Returns the week number within the year that corresponds to the specified date.
ArrayAddSorted (Function)
Adds an element to a one-dimensional WLanguage array taking into account: the sort criteria...
Round (Function)
Returns the rounded value of a numeric value according to the specified number of decimal places.
URLDecode (Function)
Decodes an encoded URL (which means with characters in %xx format).
StatCovariance (Function)
Calculates the covariance between two series of values.
FTPCurrentDir (Function)
Identifies or modifies the current directory on an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).
HSetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
HRetrieveItem (Function)
Returns the content of an item found in the current record (in the data file, view, query, ...).
EmailSend (Function)
Sends an email via the SMTP protocol while controlling the "buffer" of the email.
HVersion (Function)
Used to find out: whether the content of a file was modified. whether the content of a file...
HActivateFilter (Function)
Enables the filter that was previously created for the specified data file (view or query).
HChangeConnection (Function)
Dynamically changes the connection associated with a data file.
HNbRec (Function)
Returns the number of records in a file, query or HFSQL view: active records, crossed records,...
HTTPProgressBar (Function)
Displays a progress bar when: receiving the response to an HTTP request. sending an HTTP form...