Mobile plugins

Plugins allow us to take advantage of our mobile devices' features, such as cameras, geolocation, or notifications.

We always have to check the compatibility of plugins with the distribution modes, and the types of distribution vary between Android, iOS, and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).

To get the plugins, we must install them from the Forge (the OutSystems repository).

The plugins supported by OutSystems are shown in Figure 9.2:

Figure 9.2 – Table of the supported mobile plugins

When using plugins, we must pay attention to the following:

• Which platform the plugins will run on, since between iOS and Android, there are certain differences and there may not be compatibility for both or there might be configuration differences between them.
• Every time we change, add, or remove a plugin from our applications, we must regenerate a new build and distribute it so that users can install it.

This extensibility...