Developing Custom Mobile Apps – The PhoneGap Way

PhoneGap is an emerging open source cross platform mobile development framework that enables the developers to build hybrid applications for all mobile devices by integrating languages such as HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. PhoneGap is largely recognized as one of the best frameworks for cross platform mobile development. It eradicates the uses of other complicated languages such as iOS Objective C and others.

PhoneGap is perfect platform for mobile app developers who want to start with mobile application development and can leverage their existing skills on a common platform rather than with a device-specific compiled language. This open source framework leverages the web technologies to bridge the gap between the hybrid apps and the native applications of the mobile devices. It wraps up the web apps and the native apps together to enhance their functionality.

PhoneGap is fantastic for developers who are interested in creating a code base which is compatible with multiple devices. Using PhoneGap developers can build applications in HTML / CSS / JavaScript, including JavaScript classes that give access to device hardware and other iOS API features like contacts, file system, camera, microphone, GPS, etc. The final application is wrapped within a platform native ‘Web View’ browser object, and essentially becomes a stand-alone web application with the ability to access some device-specific features.

One can use plain old JavaScript or even other libraries like jQuery, Prototype, Sencha Touch, MooTools, etc to handle the interaction. PhoneGap allows mobile app development for several platforms at once such as iOS, Android, Windows, etc.

Key Features of PhoneGap Mobile Framework

• Take advantage of HTML5 and CSS3
• Access Native features
• Tap the full potential of the mobile device
• Get an app running on all the major platforms