This document presents on PhoneGap, an open-source mobile development framework. PhoneGap allows developers to build mobile apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and deploy them across various platforms. It bridges the gap between web technologies and native mobile development. Key features of PhoneGap discussed include writing once and deploying to multiple platforms, accessing device hardware, and using standards-based web technologies. Advantages are cross-platform development and leveraging native features, while limitations include not having latest features and relying on community support.

1. Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology
Dr. R. K. Desai Marg, Opp. Mission Hospital, Athwalines, Surat.
Master of Computer Application
A
Presentation
On
PHONEGAP
Submitted
To
M.C.A Department, SCET
in partial fulfilment for the degree of
Master of Computer Application
Gujarat Technological University
Presented By
Sushan R. Sharma (095310693013)
Under The Guidance of
Prof. Zankhana Panwala
Prof. Jayna Ahuja
Faculty @ SCET

2. Sushan R. Sharma
0953010693013
PhoneGap
Bridging the gap between the web and mobile devices

3. AGENDUM
 PhoneGap: Inception
 Introducing PhoneGap
 What Is PHONEGAP?
 Why PhoneGap?
 Cross Platform Mobile Development
 How PhoneGap Works?
 The PhoneGap BUILD Service
 Advantages of using PhoneGap
 Disadvantages of using PhoneGap
 Conclusion
 References
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4. PHONEGAP: INCEPTION
 There's a storm brewing between Web-based and
native app developers and it's time to pick a side...
 “Native” Apps:
Written in a programming language for a targeted
operating system
Apple iOS Devices: iOS SDK, using Objective-C
Android Devices: Android SDK, using Java
 Web” Apps:
Web-based applications written with traditional web
programming languages
HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP/.NET/JSP
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6. Introducing PhoneGap!!!!
 Applications built with PhoneGap are not just like
normal mobile web sites.
 PhoneGap applications are able to interact with mobile
device hardware, such as the Accelerometer or GPS,
in ways that are unavailable to normal web
applications.
 PhoneGap applications are also built and packaged
like native applications, meaning that they can be
distributed through the Apple App Store or the
Android Market.
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7. So What Is PHONEGAP???
Phonegap is an open-source mobile development
framework developed by Nitobi Software and IBM.
It enables all mobile developers to build applications for
mobile devices using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
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8. Why PhoneGap???
 Mobile development is a mess. Building applications for
each device--iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile etc requires
different frameworks and languages. One day, the big
players in mobile may decide to work together and unify
third-party app development processes.
 Until then, PhoneGap will use standards-based web
technologies to bridge web applications and mobile devices.
Plus, because PhoneGap apps are standards compliant,
they’re future-proofed to work with browsers as they evolve.
 PhoneGap is an open source implementation of open
standards. That means developers and companies can use
PhoneGap for mobile applications that are free, commercial,
open source, or any combination of these.
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9. CROSS PLATFORM MOBILE DEVELOPMENT
Blackberry Web OS
Android Windowsphone7
iPhone PhoneGap Symbian
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10. HOW PHONEGAP WORKS???
 Build your app once with web-standards.
 Based on HTML5, PhoneGap leverages web technologies
developers already know best... HTML and JavaScript.
 Wrap it with PhoneGap
 Using the free open source framework or PhoneGap build
you can get access to native APIs.
 Deploy to multiple platforms!
 PhoneGap uses standards-based web technologies to bridge
web applications and mobile devices.
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11. HOW PHONEGAP WORKS?(Conti.)
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12. Glance On The PHONEGAP BUILD Service
Using PhoneGap we can create Build Native Web-apps.
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13. Glance On The PHONEGAP BUILD Service(Conti.)
There are some things the web does very well. There are
also some things native apps do very well. PhoneGap
aims for the union of these.
 Write app using HTML, CSS or JavaScript.
 Upload it to the PhoneGap Build service.
 Get back app-store ready apps for Apple iOS
Android, Palm, Symbian and BlackBerry.
 Current development to also support Windows, MeeGo
and Bada.
 PhoneGap Build service is currently in beta testing and
is free to register and use will remain free for open source
projects.
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14. With PhoneGap you can,
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15. Advantages of using PhoneGap
 You can use the single codebase for your cross platform
applications.
 You can leverage the hardware specific features such
as Geolocation, Vibration, Accelerometer, Contact Support and
Sound.
 Open source – can be altered or extended by anyone.
 Open Source community is actively contributing new modules
which can potentially save you time and money.
 Requires knowledge of common web technologies (HTML,
CSS, JavaScript) rather than multiple distinct mobile platforms.
 Currently offers the widest major platform coverage
among other similar frameworks.
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16. Limitations of using PhoneGap
 Since PhoneGap is designed to support multiple platforms, it
will not have the new features available as soon as they are
available in the SDK. Essentially, it is always catching up.
 Several platform core features may still not be available via
PhoneGap.
 Just like any other Open Source platform / SDK, PhoneGap
heavily relies on the community to contribute various
modules.
 While these modules will work fine out of box, there may be
challenges with the support and maintenance with those
modules.
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17. Conclusion
 Platform-specific native applications seem to be slowly fading
away into a niche or need-basis.
 HTML/JS is easier to deal with than Java (fact!)
 If you want to produce an app and/or deploy to multiple
platforms at reasonable cost then PhoneGap is the way to go.
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18. References
Andrew Lunny, “PHONEGAP Beginner’s
Guide”, 2011 Packt Publishing
URL: https://www.phonegap.com
URL:
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/phonega
p/phonegap-
URL:
https://www.docstoc.com/docs/62696875/Ph
oneGap
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