Preface

Hybrid Mobile Apps have become a promising choice in mobile app development to achieve cost effectiveness and rapid development. Ionic has been instrumental in setting the benchmark in this space as it focuses on performance. It has evolved as the most popular choice for Hybrid Mobile App development as it tends to match the native experience and provides robust components/tools to build apps.

Getting Started with Ionic equips any web developer with the practical knowledge required to use modern web technologies in building amazing Hybrid Mobile Apps using Ionic. This fast-paced, practical book explains all the important concepts of AngularJS and Cordova framework required to develop Ionic apps. Then, it gives you a brief introduction to Hybrid Mobile Applications. It will guide you through setting up the development environment for different mobile platforms and through the multiple options and features available in Ionic, so you can use them in your mobile apps. Features, such as the side menu, tabs, touch interactions, and native features, such as bar code, camera, and geolocations, are all covered. Finally, we'll show you how to use Cordova plugins and use Ionic cloud services to empower your mobile apps.