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Publishing a Custom iOS Capacitor Plugin on NPM

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In this tutorial, we walk through how to create a Capacitor plugin using the Capacitor CLI and then publish it to npm. This will make the plugin usable in any Ionic/Capacitor application.

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Stack Based Navigation (Push/Pop) with Ionic Web Components

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In this tutorial, we are going to cover how to use push/pop style navigation in an Ionic/Stencil project.

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Create Native HTML5 Games with Phaser and Capacitor

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In this tutorial, we walk through how to use a starter project that makes use of Phaser, TypeScript, Webpack, and Capacitor to build HTML5 games for the web, desktop, iOS and Android.

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Using Cordova Plugins that Require Install Variables with Capacitor

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In this tutorial, we are going to walk through how to use XCode and Android Studio to make the necessary changes to add install variables to a Capacitor project.

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Deploying Capacitor Applications to iOS (Development & Distribution)

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In this tutorial, we are going to walk through how to use Capacitor to deploy iOS applications.

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Custom SVG Icons in Ionic with Ionicons

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In this tutorial, I am going to walk through how you can implement our own custom icons when using Ionicons in an Ionic application.

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Sending Push Notifications with the Phonegap Push Plugin in Capacitor

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In this tutorial, we will be covering how to use the push notifications plugin in Capacitor for both iOS and Android.

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Augmented Reality in an Ionic/Angular PWA

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In this tutorial, we investigate how to add an augmented reality experience to an Ionic/Angular application that runs entirely on the web (no native integrations required).

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Understanding How Slots are Used in Ionic 4

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In this article, we explore the role of slots in Ionic 4 and how they are implemented using web components.

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Creating a WebVR Experience in an Ionic/Angular Application

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In this tutorial, we are going to walk through building an Angular component to be used in an Ionic application that allows us to display a 3D scene rendered with ThreeJS.

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A Primer on CSS Variables/Custom Properties for Ionic

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In this article, we are going to take a brief look at what CSS variables are and how we will be using them in Ionic applications.

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Adding Icons & Splash Screens (Launch Images) to Capacitor Projects

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In this tutorial, we look at how to supply splash screens and icons in a Capacitor project.

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Faster Boot Times with Lazy Loaded Web Components in Ionic 4

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In this article, we are going to take a look at how lazily loaded web components in Ionic 4 will reduce the initial load times of our applications.

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Deploying Capacitor Applications to Android (Development & Distribution)

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In this tutorial, we will be deploying an Android application built with Capacitor to Google Play, using Ionic as an example.

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What to Expect When Ionic 4 Is Released

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In this article, we discuss some of the upcoming changes in Ionic 4 and how it will impact the way you build mobile applications.

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Creating a Tabs Layout with Angular Routing and Ionic 4

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In this tutorial, we are going to discuss how to create a layout that uses the Ionic tabs component in an Ionic/Angular application with Angular routing.

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Publishing a Web Component Using Stencil (And Using It Anywhere)

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In this tutorial, we walk through how to build and publish a web component using StencilJS.

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Creating a Google Maps Web Component with Stencil

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In this tutorial, we recreate an Angular Google Maps component as a web component using Stencil.

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Ionic 2 & 3: How to Use Google Maps & Geolocation

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I've already covered how to add Google Maps API to an Ionic application, but now I'm going to show you how to set up the Google Maps API in an Ionic 2 application.

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Creating an Advanced Google Maps Component in Ionic 2

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We don't want an error occurring and breaking the application (because the Google Maps SDK hasn't been loaded) or otherwise causing the maps not to work, so we need to consider the following

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Getting Started with Google Maps in Ionic 2

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In this video tutorial, we set up a bare bones implementation of Google Maps in an Ionic 2 application.

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Using Google Maps and Geolocation in Ionic with Capacitor

7 min read

In this tutorial, we use Capacitor to help integrate the Google Maps JavaScript SDK into an Ionic and Angular application.

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A Simple Guide to Navigation in Ionic

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Before we get into the specifics of how to implement this style of navigation in Ionic 2, let's try to get a conceptual understanding of how it works first

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Automatic Scroll to Bottom Chat Interface with Mutation Observers in Ionic

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In this tutorial, we are going to look into how we can use a mutation observer to react to changes in the DOM of an Ionic application.

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Improving the UI/UX of an Ionic Component

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In this tutorial, we improve the UI/UX of an existing component by adding another component to it!