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Phonegap



PhonegapPhonegap is an open-source mobile development

framework.

produced by Nitobi Software

purchased by Adobe Systems in 2011.

It enables software programmers to build

applications for mobile devices using JavaScript,HTML5, and CSS3, instead of relying on platform-specific APIs like those in ios or Android.



The software underlying Phonegap is ApacheCordova.

The software was previously called just "Phonegap",then "Apache Call back".

Apache Cordova is open source software.



Phonegap (Cordova)Original author(s)

Joe Bowser, Michael Brooks, Rob Ellis, Dave

Johnson, Anis Kadri, Brian Leroux, JesseMacFadyen, Filip Maj, Eric Oesterle, Brock Whitten, Herman Wong, Shazron Abdullah

Developer(s)

Adobe systems

Stable release

3.5.0 / May 23, 2014



Development status

Active Written in

JavaScript, HTML5, C SS3, Java, C++, C#and Objective-C

Operating system Android, BlackBerry, Firefox OS, iOS,

Symbian, Ubuntu Touch, webOS, WindowsPhone, Windows 8 Available in

English



TypeMobile development framework

License Apache 2.0 License

Website www.phonegap.comcordova.apache.org



Phonegap currently supports

development for theoperating systems

Apple iOS

BlackBerry Google Android

LG webOS

Microsoft Windows Phone(7 and 8)

Nokia Symbian OS

Tizen(SDK 2.x)

Bada

Firefox OS and Ubuntu Touch.



Phonegap Platform Support



Phonegap ApplicationsThe Phonegap applications are hybrid

They are neither truly native nor purely webbased

All layout rendering is done via the web viewinstead of Objective-C

Much of the functions of HTML5 are

supported A disadvantage is that hybrid applications do not

have full access to the device API

Camera, compass, accelerometer, etc.



How does it work?Build your app once with web-standards

Based on HTML5

Wrap it up with Phonegap Using the free open source framework or

Phonegap build

You can access the native APIsDeploy to multiple platforms

Standards-based web technologies to bridge webapplications and mobile devices



What is Phonegap doing?Phonegap generates a out-of-the-browser window that executes the HTML and

JavaScript

Due to a couple of xml and jar/dll files itenables the usage of native APIs



Where Can we Develop?

Native IDE for the corresponding OS

Eclipse, Xcode, Visual Studio, etc.

Abode launched a new version of Dreamweaverthat integrates with Phonegap

Build the web site

Add the mobile SDKs Say it is mobile app

Build and deploy

In both the concrete OS SDK must be present



Means of Phonegap DevelopmentPhonegap is just a library that you must include in

your app

Couple of JavaScript and xml files



Advantages of phonegap

develop

Economical and affordableSupport different versions for all mobile platforms

Phonegap simulator makes easy to testing

Phonegap provides rich user interface for hybridapps

Support fast development for cross platform apps



Phonegap publications Apache Cordova API Cookbook

Phonegap 3.x Mobile Application Development

Phonegap Build Starter

Instant Phone Gapiphone and Phonegap development: Building Cross-

Platform Mobile Apps

Apache Cordova 3 ProgrammingMobile App Manual: The Blueprint

Phonegap 2.x Mobile Application DevelopmentHotshot



Adobe Phonegap Adobe Phonegap is a standards-based, open-

source development framework for building cross-

platform mobile apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScript for iOS, Android™, Windows® Phone, webOS, BlackBerry® and more.



Phonegap documentation

GuidesOverviewThe Command-line InterfacePlatform GuidesConfiguration ReferenceEmbedding Web ViewsPlugin Development GuidePrivacy Guide Domain Whitelist Guide Keyword Index



API Reference

AccelerometerCamera

Capture

Compass

Connection

Contacts

File

Geolocation Globalization

InAppBrowser

Media



Phonegap Gotchas5 MB HTML 5 local storage limit

Chrome Desktop testing requires local file accesspermission

Inconsistent mobile browser anomalies

Inconsistent performance among devices

Some native application code required - extend a

CordovaWebViewClient and load the URL to the website.

Web code is not compiled and is accessible



Conclusion

Phonegap is a cross-platform mobile developmentframework

Based on HTML5 and JavaScript

Using web standards

Phonegap is useful

For creation of small apps

When there is a lack of human resources Need a single app deployed on many OS

Native app developments is always better!



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