I want to create my custom android launcher but not with java code. I want to create it with HTML5 code. I've seen some launchers with HTML5 but not the documentation. Does anyone can give me some links or some tutorials/documentation to start? Thanks.
Does anyone can give me some links or some tutorials/documentation to start?
You could define much of the UI as HTML/CSS/JavaScript. Via PhoneGap, you could deploy this as an app. However, you will still need Java code -- or perhaps a PhoneGap plugin, if someone has written one -- to be able to access information about the installed apps, in order to populate your launcher.
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I have a little knowledge in developing web application.
but I need to explore something like application which works in web browser and android app.I have idea that how both works separately.
1. Web application
2. Android App
but i don't have an idea how to code for application which works in web browser and android app.
Whether I need to code for both separately or there is any method or technology to work with it.
If so help me out with a simple Example .. or reference.
The concept you're looking for is called "Progressive Web App". I can't tell you how it works becase it would be a full tutorial. However, I can point you in the right direction.
Take a look at:
https://developers.google.com/web/progressive-web-apps/
https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/codelabs/your-first-pwapp/
You might also want to:
https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/web/android-app-installs
Good luck on your learning jurney.
Let me know if this was what you were looking for.
I'm trying to receive a link shared from another application like browser or youtube into my phonegap app. I'm using phonegap build (build.phonegap.com) to make my app.
I'd like to know how to make my app appear in the 'share' list for links.
All solutions I found online are making me edit Android Manifest or Java files, but is there a way (a plugin of sorts) I can use to make data transfer between apps possible?
There is a plugin available for PhoneGap which will handle receiving content from other application. You can use it. Following is the link to this plugin. https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-plugin-intent
If you find any issue or something else other than that functionality, you can make the custom plugin so that you will have direct access of java file from javascript.
If I understand your question correctly, you're talking about deep linking in android. The details about it can be found here
Correct me if I explain your ideas wrong: What you want to do is that you have an URL that showed up in another application (Ex: Facebook Messenger, Slack, ...) and you want after clicking it, a list of application that can be used to open that link appear and you want your app to be listed there.
But here is the problem, how can the OS knows what apps it can suggest to the end-user and what kind of link your is acceptable to your app? the answer lies in your application manifest and to be more precise, the intent-filter tag. It tells the OS what you kind of url you want and also use it to determine if the OS should suggest your app to be open by using that link for the user.
So the answer for your question about doing without editing Manifest is impossible. As for the reason why you don't want to edit your apps is unknown to me but I still suggest you to take a look at this tutorial. It still involves editing your manifest but the guide it self is clear and easy to implement.
Hope this help ^^
Is there anything (plugin, library etc.), that would allow me to write a start up application / home screen manager for Android, using PhoneGap? If yes, then what particular circumstances must such application met?
Or, as I assume, this isn't possible and a native, Java-based, application for Android must be written to accomplish this?
Hello I'm sorry to tell you, but my opinion is that
it's IMPOSSIBLE to achieve such goal using Cordova/PhoneGap.
Hybrid applications are using smartphone's native WebView , thus you cannot invoke/reach the WebView from the Home/Launcher of the phone.
In order to get such WebView you must be in some sort of application (e.g. hybrid app written by you). The Home/Launcher CAN'T SERVE as WebView therefore you can't make such things with Cordova/PhoneGap
Sorry for killing the hope :D
I've developed different personal apps for android and now i'm interested in google cardboard project
So, would be possible to create an application for android to implement the same system of this project : http://www.vrdesktop.net ( windows only ). In few words mirroring the android screen inside another app that will split everything ..
actually i don't know if there are some usefull api/ways to accomplish the job.
EDIT1: i've prepared a draw to better show the idea: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/15AYvjesIhZDTe5mfOmm5TzhRkyxmDA6L0jI9MzdKbB4/edit
After long researches i've found an open source project that is doing exactly what i was looking for:
https://github.com/frma71/sbs
P.S. Thank you for useless downvoting
Is it possible to develop an application that can be accessed from infront of the lock screen for either iOS or Android?
If so please provide links to relevant documentation?
Not for IOS or maybe with a jailbreak but even like this I don't think so.