The ArcGIS Server API for JavaScript provides support for mobile platforms. Support is currently provided for iOS, Android, and Blackberry operating systems. The API is integrated with Dojo Mobile. In this chapter, you'll learn about the compact build of the API, which makes web mapping applications possible on mobile devices. You can also use other popular frameworks, such as jQuery Mobile, Appcelerator, and PhoneGap for development and related tools such as Bootstrap for responsive web design, but we'll focus on Dojo Mobile in this chapter.
Keep in mind that these frameworks are not the same things as the ArcGIS API for iOS or Android, which is what you'd use to build native applications that can be made available through an App Store. JavaScript API applications are rendered through the mobile device's browser.
We'll also...