Cordova
How to Share Your Custom PhoneGap Plugin
If you’ve built your own custom PhoneGap plugin for a mobile application and want to publish it to the official Cordova Plugin Repository so others can benefit from it (and you should!!), you may not find it to be as obvious as you might think initially. There’s a tool called plugman that is used to […]
Filed in: Cordova • Mobile Development • PhoneGap
3 Cordova CLI Changes You Should Know About
If you’re using the Cordova CLI (command line interface) to create Cordova/PhoneGap projects, then you should be aware of some recent tool updates that help make things easier when you update to this latest version (Cordova CLI version 3.3.1-0.3.1). Here are some changes I specifically want to highlight: The config.xml file is created in the […]
Filed in: Android • Cordova • HTML/JS • iOS • Mobile Development • PhoneGap
PhoneGap / Cordova Default Project – Android Support for xxhdpi
If you’re creating a new PhoneGap or Cordova project with the CLI and targeting the Android platform, you should be aware of an additional folder you will want to create to specify icons and splash screens on newer Android devices supporting xxhdpi (extra extra high density, 480 dpi). The ../platforms/android/res/drawable-xxhdpi folder is not created by […]
Filed in: Cordova • Mobile Development • PhoneGap • PhoneGap 3.0
Ionic – Mobile UI Framework for PhoneGap/Cordova Developers
Over the holidays I came across this nifty new open source framework called Ionic that I was intrigued by and wanted to share with others. Ionic is currently in alpha state, but it’s definitely worth checking out. It was created by the guys who are responsible for some other successful projects including Jetstrap and Codiqa […]
Filed in: AngularJS • Cordova • Mobile Development • PhoneGap • PhoneGap 3.0
Three hooks your Cordova/PhoneGap project needs
Hooks are pieces of code that Cordova CLI executes at certain points in your Cordova or PhoneGap application build. (Remember, PhoneGap and Cordova both use the Cordova CLI unless you are using PhoneGap Build.) They allow you to extend the Cordova CLI framework to suite your needs. While you can use hooks to integrate the […]
Filed in: Cordova • PhoneGap 3.0
New PhoneGap Push Notification Service – Puship (with free tier)
One of my blog readers (thanks Fede!) notified me of a new push notification service that integrates with PhoneGap called Puship. I wanted to write a quick post about it to make others aware. You can use this service to send push notifications for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry. They are currently in beta […]
Filed in: Cordova • iOS • PhoneGap • PhoneGap 3.0 • Push Notifications
How to Write a PhoneGap 3.0 Plugin for Android
Recently I posted a tutorial on how to write and use a custom plugin on Android using PhoneGap here. In this new tutorial I will show you how you can use a similar custom plugin in your PhoneGap 3.0 application. Please note that some of this is duplicated from my original tutorial but changed where […]
Filed in: Adobe • Cordova • Mobile Development • PhoneGap • PhoneGap 3.0
PhoneGap – Icons and Splash Screens Help
If you’re using the PhoneGap 3.0 CLI to build your applications there may be some confusion around where and how to set your icons and splash screens. It may appear that you can just specify them in your project’s root www folder since the default config.xml generated by the tool has them specified in there, […]
Filed in: Android • Cordova • iOS • Mobile Development • PhoneGap
PhoneGap 3.0 – Stuff You Should Know
PhoneGap 3.0 was announced recently and there are some important things to note that I have attempted to summarize below :). PhoneGap CLI If you hadn’t heard yet, the fastest and easiest way to use PhoneGap 3.0 is with the new Command Line Interface. To install the CLI, follow the specific instructions here. So what […]
Filed in: Cordova • HTML/JS • Mobile Development • PhoneGap
Tutorial: How To Write a PhoneGap plugin for Android
In this tutorial, you will learn how to write a custom plugin for Android and use it in your PhoneGap application. It will cover: How to write a custom PhoneGap plugin to add a native Calendar entry to your Android device How to implement the functionality needed for the plugin on both the JavaScript and […]
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