Common platform-for-mobile-applications- thorsignia
- 1. PresentsPresents Common Platform Approach forCommon Platform Approach for AndroidAndroid App DevelopmentApp Development 1
- 2. Modern BrowsersModern Browsers 2 Mobile OS Browser Android Webkit based iPhone Webkit based BlackBerry 6.0 + Webkit based Window Phone 7 IE 7 based * WebOS Webkit based Nokia Webkit based All new Smart Phones come with modern browsers, which have better support for HTML5/CSS3 specs
- 3. WebViewsWebViews All of these smart phones supports using these modern browsers as embedded views (aka WebViews) 3
- 4. JavaScript to native and backJavaScript to native and back All these browser engine (most common being webkit) support Javascript to talk to native code and back 4 Native Code (Java/C++/ObjC) Native Code (Java/C++/ObjC) JSON packets HTML/Javascr ipt HTML/Javascr ipt
- 5. Hybrid ApplicationsHybrid Applications HTML/Javascript application loads Google Maps and talks to the native code to gain access to GPS location 5 HTML/Javascr ipt HTML/Javascr ipt Native Code (Java/C++/ObjC) Native Code (Java/C++/ObjC) GPS Location
- 6. PossibilitiesPossibilities Limitless Possibilities Expose Camera, Accelerometer, GPS, any of the phones sensors to javascript Instead of just building Browsed Based applications augment with more phone features 6
- 7. DevelopmentDevelopment HTML/CSS Application uses Common API exposing device features 7
- 9. Mapping to NativeMapping to Native 9
- 10. ConceptConcept • Common API set is provided by framework • Application is written using this common api set • HTML/CSS may be supported or may not be supported. Titanium prefers native UI instead of HTML/CSS UI, Rhodes prefers HTML/CSS UI • Phone Features are access liked common api set (this is similar to that in PhoneGap) 10
- 11. DevelopmentDevelopment Two API Sets ◦ One for UI * (Specific to Titanium Mobile) Create Windows Create Dialogs ……. ◦ One for Phone Features Same as PhoneGap ◦ Access Camera ◦ Access GPS ◦ …… 11
- 14. IssuesIssues Common API set across platforms is always minimum ◦ E.g IPhone as a widget, which Android not have Fragmentation of the API itself. ◦ What is platform specific and not part of Common API comes in Platform specific api? 14
- 15. Compare Screens (IPhone)Compare Screens (IPhone) PhoneGap Titanium Mobile 15
- 16. Compare Screens (Android)Compare Screens (Android) PhoneGap Titanium Mobile 16
- 17. PhoneGapPhoneGap • Only platform to support 6 Platforms 17
- 18. PhoneGapPhoneGap Standards based and extended 18
- 20. Challenges and AdvantagesChallenges and Advantages Being Native is the biggest strength Limited cross platform api is a weakness Platform specific api leads to fragmentation within code 20
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