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General Features
- Simple and powerful tool
- IDE and programming language 100% focused on Android development
- Compiles to native bytecode. No runtime libraries are required. Created APK files are exactly the same as APK files created with Java / Eclipse
- Performance is similar to applications written with Java
- Event driven programming language similar to Visual Basic with support for objects and code modules
- No need to write any XML files
- Highly extensible with support for custom Java libraries
- Large, active and friendly community of developers. Over 18,000 registered developers!
- The only available true WYSIWYG visual editor for Android. The visual editor supports multiple screens and resolutions
- All Android phones and tablets starting with Android 1.6 and up to 4.0 are supported
- Modern IDE with autocomplete, built-in documentation, internal index New! and other advanced features
- Powerful step-by-step debugger
- Large set of documentation with a custom online search engine and offline search engine tools
- Built-in code obfuscation New!
- Supports all Android core features including:
- SQL databases including encrypted databases
- GPS
- Home screen widgets and live wallpapers
- Background services and broadcast listeners
- Bluetooth (serial ports)
- Phone features: phone calls, sms, contacts, call logs and others
- USB host and accessory modes New!
- Web services
- Camera
- XML, JSON and CSV
- Views animations
- Multitouch gestures
- NFC New!
- Networking (TCP, UDP, FTP, SMTP and POP3)
- Push notifications (C2DM) New!
- Text to speech and voice recognition
- AdMob ads and other ads platforms
- OpenGL
- Graphics and charts
- Sensors
- Files I/O
- Integrate with services such as: Parse, Google services, Twitter, Facebook and others
- Android Market In-App Billing service New!
- Objects serialization
- Sip / Voip New!
- And many more…
Android Market / Amazon Market
- Reduces the development time, allowing you be the first on the market
- Creates signed, ready to be uploaded, APK files
- Members only "Test my app" sub-forum to help you with beta testing
- Interested in ads? Includes libraries for AdMob (Google), AirPush and others
- Supports all the range of available screen sizes and resolutions by using the visual designer and the abstract designer
Enterprise / In-house applications
- Basic4android is the most powerful RAD tool available for Android. Minimum time from design to production.
- A powerful framework built by Android experts improves your development process
- Enhanced support for databases and web-services. Step by step guides for connecting to remote MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
- SVN (source control) friendly
- B4AServer - implementation of a unique server to simplify development of in-house applications
- Reuse existing Java code by wrapping it as a library
Educational
- Basic4android is already used by many Universities, Colleges and other institutes to teach computer and mobile programming.
- Basic4android is much simpler and "more fun" than other alternatives
- 50% discount for academic usage