Use PhoneGap to build cross-platform mobile applications quickly
and efficiently About This Book * Build native mobile phone
applications with HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS * Incorporate
smartphone capabilities such as GPS, camera, accelerometer, and
more into your apps for any mobile platform * Use Cordova view to
embed PhoneGap into native applications to either transit smoothly
to PhoneGap or incorporate PhoneGap functionalities Who This Book
Is For If you are a mobile application developer in iOS or Android,
or a web application developer who wants to learn how to make
cross-platform mobile applications using PhoneGap, this book is
perfect for you. To make the most of this book, it will be helpful
if you have prior knowledge of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. What You
Will Learn * Get to grips with the fundamentals of PhoneGap to get
started * Set up a development environment for Linux, Mac OS, and
Windows * Use Cordova CLI, workflows, and Plugman Plugin manager to
create mobile applications efficiently * Understand the development
workflow to create native cross-platform mobile applications *
Embed plugin support to transition to PhoneGap or use it to enhance
existing applications * Improve your mobile development knowledge
using object-oriented programming (OOP), reusable components, and
AJAX closures * Be empowered to build your own mobile apps quickly
with ease * Discover tips and tricks to make app development fun
and easy In Detail PhoneGap is an open source framework that allows
you to quickly build cross-platform mobile apps using HTML5,
JavaScript, and CSS. PhoneGap Build is a cloud service that allows
you to quickly develop and compile mobile applications without
SDKs, compilers, and hardware. PhoneGap allows you to use its
existing plugins or create new ones, as per your requirements, to
enhance your mobile applications. Starting by installing PhoneGap,
you'll develop an app that uses various device capabilities through
different plugins and learn how to build an app in the cloud with
PhoneGap's Build service. You'll discover how to use PhoneGap to
create an application view, along with how to use a camera,
geolocation, and other device capabilities to create engaging apps.
Next, you'll augment applications with PhoneGap's plugins using
minimalistic code. You'll explore the app preparation process to
deploy your app to the app store. By the end of the book, you'll
have also learned how to apply hybrid mobile UIs that will work
across different platforms and different screen sizes for better
user experience. Style and approach This is an example-based,
fast-paced guide that covers the fundamentals of creating
cross-platform mobile applications with PhoneGap.
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