Tutorials & Examples

For those interested in creating their own collision detector, here the tutorial I'm currently studying...

 

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(French version/Version française)

I decided to dedicate my second and third tutorials to PlayerPro of BlastOn LLC. I'll show you...

 

Below is a table listing features of Visual Basic 6 and their equivalents in B4A.

If you find errors or wish to add other features, post a reply here to have your input integrated into the table...

 

Hy everyone,

Here is a little script to install Basic4Android on Linux (realized and tested on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit )

To run this script:
1 - Edit B4A_Installer_en.sh with your favorite text...

 

Introduction

This is one of a series of tutorials about using the Arduino Mega ADK microcontroller with Android devices

There already exists a Basic4android library for the IOIO...

 

My app will be sending SMS messages (using sms.send(phone, text) some of which may be longer than 160 chars. Currently, I have broken these down into multiple messages each of which is < 160...

 

New method to add shortcuts: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/support-for-app-shortcuts.86663/#post-548645
Updated instructions for this method...

 

I know there are some threads on this topic, and I had the feeling that there might be some misunderstandings. So to save you the time to read through all those threads and get the solution at...

 

From time to time there are feature requests and wishes that are too individual to be implemented in the IDE and can easily be done in Autohotkey. For those who do not already know this sometimes...

 

Many users who start to develop Android applications may be frustrated by the fact that they don't find the control they are looking for. Its even worse, for some mysterious reason there are no...

 

Hi, I'm Eric. I am still fairly new to Basic4Android, but have dabbled off and on in programming for the last 20 years. I started programming with GWBasic back when I was about 11. It took me...

 

The Basic4Android IDE contains a mysterious tab entitled "Logcat" in the right hand pane.

This archive contains a help file that will tell you what a Logcat is and also contains a more...

 

Basic4android v2.00 adds support for classes modules.

Classes definition from Wikipedia:

In object-oriented programming, a class is a construct that is used to create instances of...

 

Hey fellow B4Aers, I was wondering if any one has a code snippet for storing highscores in a app. I have been searching and nothing. I just need that first shove and i can take off from there...

 

This tutorial explains how the new conditional compilation feature can be used to change the app icon and the assets files based on the chosen build configuration.
See this tutorial for more...

 

Hi All, this is an little tutorial to implement "App-In consumable purchases"

Sub Process_Globals
    'These global variables will be declared once when the application starts.
    'These...

 

Where in the forum should I look for help on how to send a SMS message or a eMail from a smartphone. I am sure there must be documentation on how but I have not found it.

 

Introduction

A program called adb.exe - Android Debug Bridge - is the key component that is used to communicate between programs on your desktop and the emulator or device. adb can be...

 

Please start with the first part of this tutorial if you haven't read it before.
In this part we will build a "quote of the day" widget...

 

New video tutorial:



Lets start simple:
Each B4A program runs in its own process.
A process has one main thread which is also named the UI thread which lives as long as the...