This document discusses PhoneGap, an open-source framework that allows developers to build mobile apps using standardized web APIs for platforms like Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. It highlights that PhoneGap apps can be written using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, then deployed across platforms, and discusses topics like when to use PhoneGap versus Cordova, common use cases, supported features and plugins, and the build/distribution process.

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What's the difference between Apache Cordova and PhoneGap?

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When to go with Cordova , when not ?

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What is PhoneGap?
www.phonegap.com

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Why would you want to use PhoneGap?

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Why would you want to use PhoneGap?
• Write once, run lots of places.
• Lower barrier of entry
• Reduced # of required skills
• Reduced development & long term maintenance
cost

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What platforms support PhoneGap?

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How do PhoneGap apps work?
Build app UI using HTML & CSS
Build app logic & interactivity with
JavaScript
Use the PhoneGap API to interact with
device

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can I use existing tools/frameworks?

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what OS features does PhoneGap
expose?

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Hands-on

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what if you want more?
PhoneGap is extensible with a “native plugin”
model that enables you to write your own native
logic to access via JavaScript.
“There are lots of open source plugins at
https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugins
Learn more at
http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/36752779/
PhoneGap%20Plugins

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What does a PhoneGap app look
like?
See more at: http://phonegap.com/apps

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Build/Distribution
Platform-specific build processes