The unofficial Phonegap Site for absolute Beginers

This site is under construction and has not yet been fully tested.

HTML web pages into Phonegap to make Apps for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, webOS and Symbian

Disclaimer: Any computer software installation can potentially damage your computer. You have been warned. This page is about the steps I have taken to get Phonegap working on both Mac and Windows computers. These steps may or may not work for your computer hardware and software combination.

Copyright: This page is copyright as of Nov, 2012 by Jeremy Ellis.
Phonegap is an amazing piece of software that takes normal: html, css, javascript and html5 webpages that developers and students have been making for years and converts them into Apps that can be sold! (Note: Apple expects your Apps to look like Apps and not webpages, somthing that is very easy to do in html using buttons instead of links). Below are two possible approaches for working with phonegap the new way of making Apps.

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Please Note: I get phonegap apps working but I give no guarantee that my method is the correct way to get things going.
Very general list of suggestions that will grow as I think of more
Very basic Phonegap Build File showing: larger fonts, links, button links, images, and a youtube video.
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This should be done by Phonegap Build, but until they start listening to me, you should be able to make an Android certificate as long as you have Java installed on your computer. Note: Google Play has a new certificate generation for paid apps. Not sure how that fits with these batch files.
Strange set of suggestions on how to make an IOS certificate file using a windows computer. This is useful for phonegap build as you can make your IOS certificates an create an iPhone or iPad app using just a windows computer. Presently I think you still need a Mac machine for the one time load to the iTunes store.

    A: Possible steps using the online phonegap build:

    (Note: Phonegap is free for one app, $10 per month for more apps. You will need to sign up for an Adobe ID) Pros: Fast and Easy. Cons: When things mess up you do not have much feedback. Solution: Develop your webpage and test on IE, Google and Firefox before sending to phonegap build. Using multiple browsers for testing improves the chance of the build working.

  1. Use phonegap build online to make Android, Blackberry and other apps from a webpage, using a Windows machine to make the Android certificate (Note: To publish to the Android Play Store is a one time $25.00 fee and you need to setup a bank account connection with Google.)

  2. Then Use a Mac with xCode to make the Apple Certificate and pay the Apple $99 per year for Apple developer to download a provisioning file, and upload these two files to phonegap build (Note: This step is confusing since these 2 files are different for testing on your own device or distribution through the iTunes app store, If your App is for sale you will have to set up a bank account connection with Apple)

  3. Work entirely from a Windows machine using cygwin and ssl to send request to and from Apple for the Apple certificate (.p12 file, must still pay the Apple developer $99.)


    B: Possible steps for downloading the free phonegap program to your computer:

    Pros: You are in control of all the steps. Cons: A bit more confusing with the setup using a Windows machine. The Mac setup seems easy but not sure what the heck it is doing.

  1. Download phonegap to your Windows machine and develop for Android, Blackberry etc for free. (Much more confusing but you have control over the entire process). (Must still pay the one time Google $25 fee, and if you are selling your apps you need to setup a bank account for google to connect to.)

  2. Download phonegap to a Mac machine with xCode and develop iOS apps for free.(Must still pay the Apple Developer $99 per year)

  3. Sorry you can't develop both Android and iOS apps from a windows machine using phonegap (I have not tried a virtual Mac on a windows machine. I have heard that phonegap works on a Mac using a virtual PC), but you can by using Adobe AIR. Work entirely from a Windows machine using cygwin and ssl to send request to and from Apple for the Apple certificate (.p12 file, must still pay the Apple developer $99.) Cons: you need to know how to program using actionscript 3. Pros: any flash developer who has a working .as file should/might be able to convert that file to work on both Android and iOS





Disclaimer: Any computer software installation can potentially damage your computer. You have been warned. This page is about the steps I have taken to get Phonegap working on both Mac and Windows computers. These steps may or may not work for your computer hardware and software combination.

Copyright: This page is copyright as of Nov, 2012 by Jeremy Ellis.