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Phonegap Essentials

Use PhoneGap to build cross-platform mobile applications quickly and efficiently

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|Sep 2025
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Use PhoneGap to build cross-platform mobile applications quickly and efficiently

Key Features

    Book Description

    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 crossplatform mobile applications
    • Embed plugin support to transition to PhoneGap or use it to enhance existing applications
    • Improve your mobile development knowledge using objectoriented 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

    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.

    Table of Contents

    1. Introducing Phonegap
    2. Multiplatform support
    3. Using Command Line
    4. Plugin Support
    5. First Phonegap Application
    6. Accessing Hardware API
    7. Accessing Media Content
    8. Application Development Workflow and Deployment
    9. Beyond PhoneGap- Ionic
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78528-006-1
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2015 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2025
    Language: English
    Pages: 178