Porting web applications

We know that PhoneGap/Cordova allows you to have a common code base for all mobile platforms. PhoneGap helps to package your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code so that it can be installed in a mobile device and can be used as an app in different types of platforms such as Android, iOS, Firefox, and so on. It's not a surprise now. However, did you know that, with some planning, you can convert your existing web application to a hybrid mobile app?

If you are a web developer, you can even create a mobile app with your existing knowledge of web development and can sell in app marketplaces. You can save a lot of time and money by avoiding redevelopment.

PhoneGap/Cordova provides a lot of APIs to access device features such as the camera, accelerometer, and more. In this way, PhoneGap gives developers the ability to create a full-featured mobile app using web technologies. However, you can't use such device-related APIs in your web application. So, you have to design your code...