PhoneGap Build: Developing Cross Platform Mobile Applications in the Cloud [Hardcover]

Introducing PhoneGap. Beginning with PhoneGap. Creating Cross Platform Applications. Using PhoneGap Build. Using Geolocation. Using Contacts. Storing Data. Understanding Accelerometer. Using Compass. Media. Using Camera. Capture. Using PhoneGap with Sencha Touch. Using PhoneGap with jQuery Mobile.

PhoneGap is a standards-based, open-source development framework that can be deployed to any mobile device without losing the features of the native appallowing for access to device contacts, the local file system, camera, and media on multiple platforms without requiring users to write a single line of code.

Ideal for intermediate to advanced users, PhoneGap Build: Developing Cross Platform Mobile Applications in the Cloud offers the comprehensive coverage you need to harness the power of this dynamic tool. It provides complete coverage of the cloud computing platform and the theories behind cloud computing, using a series of engaging examples.

The book explains the differences between existing mobile platforms, the different types of browsers they support, and the programming languages and integrated development environment required to develop apps for each of them. It then describes how PhoneGap makes the task of developing cross-platform mobile apps easier. This book will teach you how to use:

• HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript to develop apps for devices across various mobile operating systems
• PhoneGap Build to develop mobile apps in the cloud
• PhoneGap with Sencha Touch and jQuery Mobile
• Back end databases to store and retrieve information

The text starts with simpler applications and gradually moves toward describing advanced concepts and how to exploit different application programming interfaces and methods. By the time you finish thelóc