I am planning a web app using GWT. How well will it be supported on mobile devices like iphone, android?
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I am planning a web app using GWT. How well will it be supported on mobile devices like iphone, android?
The iPhone and Android browser are both based on WebKit, as is Chrome. GWT is cross-platform and works on WebKit based browsers, but as always it is essential to test your Web app on all the major device variations that you plan to support to ensure it works as expected (for example iPhone 3GS and iPhone 2G for performance testing, Google Nexus One and HTC Tattoo for large/small screen testing) – Services like the Device Anywhere Test Suite can make this process more financially viable if your development is not focused on smart-phones.
There is also the GWT Mobile WebKit project, which seeks to add mobile device features into GWT. This might be worth considering if you require smart-phone specific functions like geolocation data or client-side database access…