Chapter 7. Developing Hybrid ArcGIS Mobile Applications with PhoneGap
Hybrid applications combine the elements of both Web and native applications. They are installed apps, which can be distributed via the various mobile app stores, Able to access the resources and sensors on mobile devices, these applications in many ways combine the best of all worlds. As we will discuss in this chapter using technologies like PhoneGap, a Web application built with the rich ArcGIS JavaScript API, can be turned into a native-like app which runs on the most popular mobile platforms.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Introducing PhoneGap
- The PhoneGap setup
- Creating a test build
- Generating an Android certificate
- Developing hybrid ArcGIS mobile applications
- Additional code examples
- Plugins
- PhoneGap Build
