Best Cross Platform Mobile Development Framework - PhoneGap

Cross mobile application development means the development of mobile app which can work on more than one platform by doing minor changes in it.

Pros and cons of cross platform mobile development

Creating the apps in cross platform mobile development is fast and affordable. Developer has to do less efforts and the languages that are used are HTML, JavaScript, CSS etc. which are common and easy.

All features of app cannot be updated when the app's new version comes. It is also not good for apps that need lot of graphics.

Different tools or frameworks are used for the development of cross platform development. One of the best framework is" PhoneGap" whose advance name is "Apache Cordova".

PhoneGap / Apache Cordova:

It is one of the best frameworks for cross platform mobile application development. Simple languages like HTML, JavaScript and CSS are used to write mobile applications on Apache Cordova / PhoneGap.

Advantages of PhoneGap / Apache Cordova

1- PhoneGap / Apache Cordova writes smartphone application in simple and common languages such as HTML, JavaScript and CSS. The developer doesn't has to learn complicated languages and he can use his old experience to write an extraordinary mobile application.

2- PhoneGap / Apache Cordova apps install just like a native application and Cordova apps are also easily discoverable in the apps store.

3- There are many plugins of PhoneGap which a developer can use to write an effective mobile application. These ready made plugins are loved by the mobile app developers.

4- PhoneGap / Apache Cordova is an open source which means that there is no cost for any thing, there is no investment needed to write an application in Cordova.

Disadvantages of PhoneGap / Apache Cordova

Following are some disadvantages of using PhoneGap / Apache Cordova for the development of mobile applications.

1- As PhoneGap is an open source so there is no guarantee for success. Because they do not get funds so they will not modify their system. The plugins that help the developers a lot in their work are not upto date and have some bugs, which is a big issue in all open source programs.

2- The plugins architectures work decently if the developer find the right plugin for app and if there is no plugin available then mobile app developer has to write the plugin itself which will increase the cost of app and needs his special native platform development skills.

3- The performance of PhoneGap is greatly affected if the developer use many graphics. It is a major problem in PhoneGap.

4- There is no information or guide on using the interface of PhoneGap.

Conclusion

PhoneGap is one of the best framework for cross platform mobile applications development. It is a free tool which can be used easily. In conclusion if your app can work with more than one platform then you must use the PhoneGap.

DevBatch, a mobile and social apps development company, specializes in PhoneGap and have dedicated resources on board who have years of experience in cross platform mobile development framework like PhoneGap.



Read more about cross platforms: Cross Platform Mobile Development – Frameworks Comparison

About the Author: Waqas Khan Pitafi

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