Is there a way to test PhoneGap projects on various iPhones using an emulator. I am using the PhoneGap Build website.
I can do this easily with Appcelerator projects but can't see how to do this with PhoneGap.
#Bill,
There are several classes of emulators that you can use for Phonegap, and all mobile development.
webbrowsers in emulation (responsive) mode
Wienre (comes with server)
Ripple (work with Google Chrome)
IDE (eclipse, Android Studio, etc.
On #1, Google Chrome is the most popular and there are several plugins, Ripple being the most popular. Firefox has plugins and most people use Firebug. The browsers are mainly use for UI development. They all to a varying degree have WEB API access(1), which is good for testing but requires side steps to integrate with phonegap (so most people only do rudimentary testing with Web API). Firefox ctrl+shft+m ; Google Chrome ctrl+shft+i (then look for phone icon)
On #2, Weinre (pronounced winery), launches a window in emulator mode and has access to the console. This allows additional messages, more than in webbrowswer emulation mode.
On #3, Ripple is a favorite because it works with Google Chrome. It is similar to Wienre, but has no server.
On #4, Many of the mentioned IDEs have an emulator built in, or use an SDK to accomplish the same task.
Added Sept 1, 10:30pm PDT
There is this also.
What IDE for Phonegap? Is Eclipse enough? [closed]
Which IDE for Phonegap? Is Eclipse enough?
Best of Luck
Jesse
Footnotes
#1 - Many of the plugins have an API base on Web API.
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Capacitor allows us to code once then generate web, Android and iOS applications. Most people using Capacitor will generate native Android and iOS applications.
But strange enough, I can't find any documentation about how to create automated-tests for the two native applications. I can easily test the web application using protractor, jasmine or whatever. But when it comes to native apps, I can't hardly rely on native tooling (Android Studio and XCode) as there are other issues preventing me from testing it easily (ex: no possibility to set Accessibility ID through the views markup, etc).
Where are we at with Capacitor native apps automated-tests ?
I believe this is what you are looking for Ionic/capacitor Integrations for Testing
As far as the community/forums and official docs go there are only 3 ways you can test your apks
Native [Andriod Studio / Xcode] [Emulated versions]
Real Devices
3rd party Integration listed in the link above..
Even on google there very less info on this topic.. most of the blogs/ articles only say that Ionic/Capacitors can be tested just like a normal WEB App
We will develop an app that we would like to distribute in through the following channels:
Android and iOS apps through Google Play and iTunes (the app will
use notifications extensively and presence in Google Play and App store is required)
Web app to run in web browsers on mobile devices
Web app to run in web browsers on laptop and desktop computers. We would like to support Chrome, Internet Explorer (starting from IE9),
Firefox and Safari browsers.
Our understanding is that Ionic is developed targeting primarily 1. and that the web apps in 2. and 3. above are not really what Ionic is intended for. We have looked around to try to understand if Ionic likely works for 2. and 3. and also made some quick tests ourselves.
From one of the links at the end: "Your webapp will run in desktop browsers yes, as it is made of html, css and javascript. The phonegap specific javascript calls (accelerometer, compass, file, etc) won't. Basically, if you stick to standard yes you will be able to port relatively easily your app to most browser, the job at this point being mostly a work of theming."
From another one: "I do know that FireFox is simply not supported. I don't know how well Ionic works in IE X."
To try it out we have built a limited version of our app in Ionic. From what we can see the app works for 1, 2 and 3. For example, it runs without issues on FireFox that is mentioned as not supported in the quote above. This means that to us it looks like the first quote saying that the web app will work in desktop browsers is correct.
I understand that this is a fairly generic question and might be hard to answer, but since we have found contradicting information when looking we are trying to understand more before making a decision.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Markus
Is it a good idea to use ionic to build mobile web version of a website?
Can Ionic Framework run in desktop web browser like Chrome, Mozilla, IE9+?
http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-components-on-ie/1826
Phonegap web app in regular desktop browsers
http://ionicframework.com/docs/overview/#css-sass
Ionic is tested for mobile only. Internet Explorer for example is not tested and does not properly handle a number of features in Ionic. Desktop browsers act differently than mobile browsers.
Ionic is focused on building native/hybrid mobile apps rather than
mobile websites.
As such, our browser support tends to be whatever Web View API is
available to native apps on a given platform. For Ionic 1.1.0
"xenon-xerus", that means UIWebView for iOS 7+, and Android 4.1 and
up. Windows Phone and FirefoxOS support is on our roadmap.
If it's cheaper for you to test everything on all different desktop browsers than to develop a version for it sharing the same controllers and services --- go ahead but it won't come "out of the box".
Also, I recommend looking at Electron to build desktop apps from webapps.
ionic is targting mobile apps only , but you can develop your desktop app using node webkit and angular material for example and share some code between your apps
I have installed eclipse phonegap plugin and I am easily able to make applications for android. However I want to make application for any other platform like bada, tizen , blackberry, etc. But when I create new Phonegap project, it doesn't show any option for choosing platform. It directly takes me to android. Is there any way that I can use this plugin for developing for other platforms.
I have googled a lot but nothing found relevant.
Probably you may be interested in Titanium. Latest version supports (check beta) Tizen and Blackberry 10 as well as Android and iPhone. With it you will be able use javascript for mobile application development. Also it creates "native" application instead of html if possible.
And forgot Bada. It`s gone.
Wondering if someone could point me in the right direction, as I am unsure of the correct terminology. I am looking to create a mobile website, which loads in a browser based application (iPhone, Android).
I have seen this done before. For example, the bank of america application is actually installed via the App Store, however, it is simple a browser window that loads the Bank of America mobile site (which is built to look and function like an app).
I find this to more cost-effective, as developing a mobile app is less intense, as opposed to developing applications for 2-3 different mobile platforms.
Can someone provide insight into the terminology or methods used to accomplish this? Looking for articles, examples, etc.
Thanks in advanced!
I would suggest to use IBM Worklight.
Worklight is an Eclipse-based visual development and server platform for mobile apps. Using Worklight and popular open technologies, you can build, test, deploy, and manage your smartphone and tablet apps for iOS, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone devices, with maximum code reuse and per-device optimization.
Worklight supports open technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Apache Cordova, and popular JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, Dojo Mobile, and Sencha Touch.
Worklight offers extensive runtime libraries and client APIs that expose and interface with native device functionality.
Worklight includes a browser simulator so you can test and optimize the user experience of your mobile content on varying mobile devices.
Worklight consists of an IDE (Worklight Studio), a Java-based server, device runtime components, a web-based console for managing deployments, and an application center.
for more info see
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mobile/worklight/getting-started.html
Take a look at PhoneGap or Appcelerator, two of the bigger names in this "native wrapper" technology.
I'm totally new to opera mobile addons. Can someone suggest me a site which can help me to get started?
I'm currently using a Sony Ericsson P990i. It is loaded with Opera Mobile 8.65.
I type "opera:plugins" in the Opera Mobile address bar; it showed me the list of plugins installed.
So, I'd like to develop plugins for my personal use.
Is there any tutorial/examples of Hello World for opera mobile plugin development?
Till recently we in Opera did not have the ability for running extensions in Opera Mobile. We have recently released a labs build with support for extensions http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/extensions-opera-mobile-labs/
The way to create Opera extensions is documented here http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/getting-started-with-opera-extensions/ The idea is to create extensions, and not exactly worry about desktop or mobile. Just creating nice extensions regardless of platform.