Preparing for PhoneGap development

We will now go quickly through the installation process for Android and iOS platforms. The basic instructions for this section can be found at http://docs.phonegap.com/en/3.3.0/guide_platforms_index.md.html#Platform%20Guides.

Installing Android

The instructions to install Android SDK can be found at http://docs.phonegap.com/en/3.3.0/guide_platforms_android_index.md.html#Android%20Platform%20Guide.

In order to benefit from this chapter, you need to follow the instructions till the point where you can run the Hello World example in your Android emulator. This will include things like installing the Android SDK, Eclipse Tools, and so on.

Installing iOS

If you are using Mac and want to develop an app for iOS, then you will need to install the SDK for iOS as well. In general, you will need to install Xcode from the App Store and you will need to register as an Apple Developer in order to deploy the app in the App Store.

You can follow the instructions given at http...