System_Info()

• Syntax: _System_Info(OperatingSystem_Parameter)

• Purpose: Retrieves a wide variety of details about the device and environment your app is running in.

• Parameters (OperatingSystem_Parameter): Here are some of the key ones:

  • Core System Details:

    • "appName", "appVersionString": App name and version as displayed to the user.

    • "build": Corona build string.

    • "deviceID": Device-specific identifier (behavior varies across platforms).

    • "model", "name": Device model and human-readable name.

    • "platform": Operating system (e.g., "android", "ios")

    • "platformVersion": OS version string.

  • Hardware:

    • "architectureInfo": CPU architecture.

    • "manufacturer": Device manufacturer.

    • "maxTextureSize": Maximum supported texture size in pixels.

    • "textureMemoryUsed": Current texture memory usage.

  • Android-Specific:

    • "androidApiLevel": Android API level (OS version).

    • "androidAppVersionCode", "androidAppPackageName": App version code and package name.

    • "androidDisplay...": Detailed display metrics (DPI, resolution in inches).

    • "androidGrantedAppPermissions", "androidDeniedAppPermissions": Listing of granted/denied permissions.

  • iOS-Specific:

    • "iosIdentifierForVendor": Device identifier.

    • "gpuSupportsHighPrecisionFragmentShaders": Support for high precision shaders.

    • "GL_...": Details about the device's OpenGL implementation.

System_Language() and System_Language_Code()

• Syntax:

  • _System_Language()

  • _System_Language_Code()

• Purpose: Retrieve the user's configured language settings on their device.

• Behavior:

  • System_Language() provides the full language name (e.g., "English", "es-ES")

  • System_Language_Code() returns the shorter language code (e.g., "en", "es")

Memory_Usage()

• Syntax: _Memory_Usage()

• Purpose: Displays a popup providing information about the current memory usage of your app, split into System and Texture memory categories. This is useful for debugging and optimization.

Idle_Timer()

• Syntax: _Idle_Timer(true_or_false)

• Purpose: Enables or disables the device's idle timer, which dims the screen and puts the device to sleep after a period of inactivity.

• Parameters:

  • true (default) activates the idle timer.

  • false deactivates the idle timer.

Debug_Information()

• Syntax: _Debug_Information(status, ignore_consecutive_duplicated_errors)

• Purpose: Controls the display of various debug information within the app. (Likely only works in the Corona Simulator).

• Parameters:

  • status: True to enable debugging overlays, false to disable.

  • ignore_consecutive_duplicated_errors (Optional): Boolean to control repeated error display.

App_Version()

• Syntax: _App_Version()

• Purpose: Retrieves the version number of your app.