Cross-platform development of mobile applications -Evaluation of the PhoneGap framework

Abstract

This thesis investigates the benefits and drawbacks of cross-platform mobile app development by developing a smartphone app using the PhoneGap framework. A web based thesis app is created for use on Android, iPhone and Windows Phone smartphones. The implementation of the app is based on a single codebase of the standard web development technologies - HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The application supports Android version 2.2 or later and for iOS version 4.2.1 or later is accepted. On Windows Phone the application is designed to be operational from version 7. The compatibility of the application on any tablets is not tested. The result will reveal problems that may encounter and notable issues that one must take in consideration when using the software development method of cross-platform.