Mobile Web Dev

Introduction to PhoneGap The Open Source Cross Platform Mobile Web App Development Framework Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

Background • Evolution of Mobile Web. • Formats: WAP, cHTML, mHTML. • Limited by Phone’s web browser. • Manufacturer dependent proprietary web browser. • WAP: “Where Are the Phones?” • Limited resources, capabilities & bandwidth. • Inconsistent form factors (screen size, color depth, bitmap support, plugin?). Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

WAP/cHTML Phones Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

Mobile Web Today • Powerful Smart Phones. • Powerful full-featured mobile Operating Systems. • Old Birds: Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, Blackberry • Linux Based: iPhone OS, Android, WebOS, Maemo • Powerful cross-platform web browsers. • More bandwidth (3G, WiFi, WiMax). • More consistent form-factors. Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

Smart Phones Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

Developing for Mobile Web • Inconsistency: • Layout, screen resolution, form factors, capabilities, bandwidth, plug-in • Proprietary APIs • Caveat: Cross platform web browsers (Webkit, Mozilla, Opera) • Limited in Scope • Web browser “Silo” • Self-contained & away from the rest of the OS • Secure but quite useless Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

Native Phone App? • Learning Curve: • New SDK, New Language, New Paradigmn • OS Dependent quirks, limitations, conventions • Weapon of Choice (which platform?): • Signiﬁcant investment in time & money • Egg in one basket? Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

What is PhoneGap? • Leverages on what we web developers knows best - HTML & Javascript. • Gives us access to the phone’s native APIs & features - Geo-location, Vibration, Accelerometer, Sound, Contacts, Camera, etc... • “Wraps the web view with a container. This container gives the view access to APIs available on the device that may not be available on the Web view alone”. http://www.phonegap.com Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

Developing in PhoneGap 1. Create Web Views • HTML, Javascript, Graphics, etc. 2. Store it in a folder. 3. Compile the Web view into a native app binary ﬁle. • iPhone, Android, Blackberry • Coming Soon: Nokia (WRT), Windows Mobile, WebOS 4. Install into device. Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

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Supported Features - SQLite Support - Support for JS Frameworks - iUI, xUI, Magic Framework, Dashcode, JQTouch, etc.. Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

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Conclusion • Things will only get better. • Active community (Google Groups) • http://groups.google.com/group/phonegap • Good wiki documentation • http://phonegap.pbworks.com/ • Device agnostic • Completely open source (FREE!) Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

Upcoming • More platforms: Nokia (SymbianOS), Palm WebOS, Windows Mobile, Nintendo DS? • Support for OpenGL • Support for Gecko / Mozilla • Many more... Ph.P SOCIETY Philosophy in Programming Society

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