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Asked: 2026-06-08T01:25:42+00:00

I have a couple of years of experience developing native Android apps, and was

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I have a couple of years of experience developing native Android apps, and was curious about making a HTML5/CSS3/JS version of these so I can publish them for iOS as well.

I started reading some about PhoneGap, but from what I can see, this is only an interface between hardware/OS functionality (camera, GPS, contacts) and my HTML/CSS/JS app. Is this correct?

The first app I want to port doesn’t use any of the items listed here: http://docs.phonegap.com/en/1.9.0/index.html I just need buttons and form elements really. Does this mean that PhoneGap is really not what I’m looking for, and should use just plan jQuery mobile?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You are spot on.
    Phone gap is for bridging the gap between HW and your web app.

    If you are not using any of the HW items listed, then there is no need for you to use PhoneGap.

    Jquery Mobile would be a good choice.

    On a side note – Soon, PhoneGap nay not be needed either! With HTML5, you should be able to directly access most of this HW. However, still browsers have limited to no support for this. (Chrome works, and the latest FF nightly builds, Opera Developer builds can access Camera/microphone)

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