Are there any guide lines for developing an Android web application? I am developing a web application and hosting it on the web, and I want to use WebView to incorporate that link in my Android application.
If we want to develop a mobile website do we need to follow any set of standards? If yes, are there any tutorials or examples?
W3C has a list of mobile web app best practices. http://www.w3.org/TR/mwabp/
Update:
The Android Developer official site also has a good reference;
http://developer.android.com/guide/webapps/index.html
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is it possible to make website in node with template engine and restful api (together) for android application ..
I know it is possible when using react For website but i have no idea how to work with template engine
I'm not sure what you're asking but if you want to create a website that can act like a native-app you might have a look at Progressive Web Apps (PWA).
On the other hand, if your idea is to "reuse" code, React Native is a good solution.
I am having mobile compatible website, it is highly responsive and do all what I need in mobile.
I just like to have an android/ios application, either it can represent my website as container.
Do we have any tool for the same. Is there any way to achieve it, as I do not want to use any mobile hardware like camera, geolocation and any other.
If any container of android or ios can provide a simple interface by opening my site in it, it will be a great option.
Kindly share your view on the same.
Have a look at this article about layouts.
A mobile application provides a different user experience than a mobile website. In your case if you don't want to use the mobile version of your site in the browser, then you need to create an application with a native UI.
For Android:
In my opinion, you should consider using the Empty Activity template from Android Studio to add a WebView inside it that will point to your website.
For iOS:
Seems like iOS Dev kit has the same kind of view.
For Windows Universal Apps:
Their Dev Kit has it as well.
Alternative:
If you feel more comfortable with web technologies, you can consider using Apache Cordova to build a mobile app from web sources.
Conclusion
All the native solutions presented are not that hard to implement (Less than a few hours), they just need you to play a little bit around with the native developing.
Cordova, the web-to-mobile solution, would also need you to play around with it.
Happy mobile developing !
I have been developing Phonegap application. I was looking into how Google App Engine(GAE) can be used with Phonegap.
I have couple of queries for which I couldn't find explanation after I Googled a little bit..
How GAE can be used with Phonegap?
Can GAE be used with existing Phonegap apps?
How is it beneficial?
What will be pros and cons?
I Googled little bit but .
Any links to give overview of this would be a great help.
Thanks.
You can use google app engine with your phonegap using custom web service (REST and SOAP) as long your app can request and response with your web service.
So what I want to do is, "develop" an app where it main purpose is just to open a website. I need that on android and ios. Is there an online website to do just that?
I jused to know a website, where you could develop for various platforms (PHP, Java, Object C for iOs) and even test your code online.
Somehow I can't find it anywhere. Thank in advance if you can either show me the website again or find me a new website to do just that.
Regards!
Update:
Found the website: http://www.programmr.com/
I think you're referencing PhoneGap.
PhoneGap allows you to build native applications using HTML/CSS/JS for all mobile operating systems.
If all you want is for your iPhone App and Android App to open up a website "inside" of the application, you will want to use a webView. This will allow you to have your application listed on the iOS App Marketplace and the Android Google Play Store.
EDIT: This will definitely work on Android. You must get pass Apples app approval process to get on iOS of course.
Hi im developing a mobile website using jquery, i just wanted to check whether i can create device specific versions for iphone and android. if its possible please help me with some links where i can find examples. Thanks
You can use phone gap framework for developing the website's for compatible for all platforms using html5. look at this web site phonegap going to useful for you.