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The PhoneGap Build service has just overcome this problem in a spectacular way with the introduction of .pgbomit. Adding a .pgbomit file essentially allows us to tell PhoneGap Build to...
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It's simple enough to trigger the devices camera and grab the resulting photo, but there's one big problem. The photo will eventually disappear.
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Before you build the final production ready version of your Ionic application, you might want to first minify it. Minifying code is essentially the process of stripping away everything unnecessary.
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When using a local verison of PhoneGap though it will just take the entire contents of the www directory by default, which means the source files as well as the minified files will be inlcuded in the final package (which obviously defeats the purpose of doing it in the first place).
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There's quite a few different options out there, it can be pretty confusing, so in this article I will provide a brief overview of the different storage options
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That's enough about the viability of QR codes though, let's get into how to actually implement our own QR Code reader with PhoneGap Build
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I love the Sencha Touch framework but I ran into a lot of frustrating obstacles whilst trying to learn that took way longer to overcome than they needed to.
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It can take quite a bit of effort to create a solution that works across all device resolutions though. I opt for using the Splashscreen plugin to display the splash screen for the entire period.
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Even when you know all the requirements this is still a pretty painful process so I want to make sure you don't have to spend hours searching around for the correct dimensions of screens you need to cater for.
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This post will summarise the plugins I find most useful, and a few more that I haven't had the chance to try out yet.
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In this first part, I will walk you through setting up your database and setting up some PHP files on your server that are ready to receive calls from your application.
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You usually hope that the transition onto an actual mobile device will be a smooth one but there can be quite a few tricky issues and bugs that can arise.
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As a web developer, you may feel like you're getting left behind a bit if you don't update your skill set to include mobile.
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Today we will be taking a similar approach, but this time we will be setting up the basic screen flow for the application. At the end of this tutorial, you should have something that looks like this
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GapDebug integrates the Safari Webkit Inspector and Chrome Developer Tools to create an integrated debugging experience for OS X and Windows.
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Just because you're not building a native application it doesn't mean you have to miss out on the action. It's (reasonably) easy to set up Push Notifications in your PhoneGap Build application using the PushWoosh plugin.
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In this tutorial I'm going to walk you through how to set up a new app to build remotely with PhoneGap build. For more information on setting up PhoneGap Build in a Sencha Touch application you can view this tutorial.
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There seems to be a bit of conflicting information out there, with some people saying you do need a Mac and XCode to make iOS mobile apps with PhoneGap and other that say you do not. Before I get into the topic a little further, let me give you the short answer.
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I like to have a browse through the 3rd party plugins list from time to time to see what's new and there has been a staggering amount added recently.
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The vast majority of my mobile application development is done with Sencha Touch and PhoneGap Build and over time I've refined the processes I use to develop applications more efficiently.
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Updates include larger application size upload limits, support for plugins from plugins.cordova.io and a removed reviewing and approval process.
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Ratings and reviews by real users of not just mobile applications, but just about anything, are critical for building trust and interest in new users.
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Plugins for PhoneGap are endlessly useful, there's so many available now that there really is a plugin for just about everything.
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I'll show you how to use the Social Sharing plugin to include sharing options within your application. I'll specifically be walking through how to use it with PhoneGap Build
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AdMob will allow you to display advertisements to users of your mobile application, and earn revenue from displaying them - similar to how AdSense works for websites.
