B4A (Android)

Powerful rapid application development (RAD) tool for developing Android applications.

Published by Anywhere Software
Distributed by ComponentSource since 2013

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Please note: As of February 5th, 2020, B4A is now free and is no longer available for sale.

B4A (Android) Releases

Released: May 24, 2017

Updates in v7.01

Features

  • Resumable subs - Wait For / Sleep:
    [B4X] SQL with Wait For.
    [B4X] OkHttpUtils2 with Wait For.
  • Async dialogs.
  • Variables and subs renaming based on the Find All References feature.
  • Quick search supports replacing including replacing in all modules.
  • Icon picker - Filter field supports filtering by hex code.
  • Starter service better handles cases where the process is started by multiple intents.
  • CSBuilder.Image adds an underscore instead of space to fix an issue with multiline strings...
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Released: Nov 1, 2016

Updates in v6.31

Features

  • The docking and layout features are based on a new and improved framework. Floating code editors behave as regular windows.
  • Documentation tool tips while hovering over code elements.
  • Copy links in the tool tips that allow copying code examples.
  • Support for bookmarks.
  • New themes.
  • URLs in comments and strings are ctrl-clickable.
  • Class and module level documentation (taken from Process_Globals or Class_Globals subs).
  • Quick search shows a list of recent searches.
  • Designer uses the multiline...
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Released: Nov 11, 2015

Updates in this release

Updates in v5.50

  • Advanced optimizations were made to the debugger which make the debugger significantly faster.
  • Better handling of uncaught exceptions (Application_Error). Allows developers to provide alternative ways to handle crashes.
  • Material themes were added to the WYSIWYG designer.
  • Panel.Elevation / SetElevationAnimated methods (and designer property) - These methods allow setting the panels elevation. This is a new feature added in Android 5.
  • $AdditionalLibs$ and $AndroidSDK$ shortcuts...
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Released: May 21, 2014

Updates in this release

Updates in v3.80

  • Conditional Compilation and Build Configurations.
  • Shared code modules.
  • AdditionalJar attribute allows adding jar files to the compilation.
  • New project meta-file that stores dynamic states.
  • JSON generator now supports arrays as well as lists.
  • Added existing modules that supports multiple selection.

Released: Apr 1, 2014

Updates in this release

Updates in v3.50

  • Debugger runtime performance improved.
  • New watch expressions.
  • Re-deploy modified files only.
  • Improved Treeview performance.
  • AdditionalRes attribute can now be used multiple times.
  • New Quick Search tool (Ctrl + I).

Released: Dec 16, 2013

Updates in this release

Updates in v3.00

  • Powerful debugger with hot code swapping and quick deployment.
  • Better support for a large number of background tasks.
  • For loop performance improvements.
  • Panel.GetAllViewsRecursive provides a simple way to iterate over all views.
  • Copy to clipboard using the screenshots tool.
  • Spinner.DropDownTextColor property added.
  • Compilation window closes automatically when it loses focus.