Is PhoneGap discontinued?

Adobe is discontinuing PhoneGap, PhoneGap Build, and Apache Cordova on October 1st, 2020.

Why was PhoneGap discontinued?

Since 2008, the industry and market has evolved and PhoneGap usage has declined. “In the context of these developments and declining PhoneGap usage, Adobe is focusing on providing a platform that enables developers to build, extend, customize and integrate with Adobe products,” the company wrote in a post.

How do I make a PhoneGap app locally?

You need to open the PhoneGap Desktop App.

1. Click on ‘+’ symbol and then choose ‘Create new PhoneGap project’.
2. Fill the following details: Local Path. Name.
3. The app has been created. You need to click on the green button to run the app.

What replaces PhoneGap?

Top 10 Alternatives to PhoneGap

• Ionic.
• React Native.
• Apache Cordova.
• NativeScript.
• Bootstrap.
• Framework 7.
• Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition.
• Onsen UI.

How much does PhoneGap cost?

There’s also an introductory price of $29.99 a month for PhoneGap users.

What are limitations of PhoneGap?

PhoneGap APIs are built using JavaScript which is not multi-threaded and hence do not support background processing. Access advanced native functionality: A number of native APIs are not yet supported by PhoneGap’s APIs. Complex Business Logic: A number of applications such as enterprise applications are quite complex.

Is Cordova outdated?

Rest assured, Apache Cordova is still active and maintained! Without them, hybrid mobile apps would not be the same. Today, we are in the fortunate position that Cordova is an Open Source Software, which is entirely maintained by the community.

Is PhoneGap good?

But with the UI libraries present in PhoneGap, the user interface of the apps and web pages are highly improved. These features have made PhoneGap one of the best android frameworks for application development out there in the highly competitive technology space.

What is PhoneGap and why to use it?

PhoneGap allow you to develop cross-platform mobile Apps by avoiding each mobile platform native development language. PhoneGap allows you to access mobile native features and functionality such as Contacts, Calendar, Camera and Notification etc. by using Apache Cordova.

Why is Cordova bad?

The one real drawback of Cordova is that junior developers can create an app that performs poorly. It’s so easy to use that even rank beginners use it. Even experienced web developers can screw up the performance; good app developers need to be stronger developers than decent web developers.

Is PhoneGap the same as Cordova?

PhoneGap is basically the Adobe’s distribution of Cordova but with a few additional custom packages and tweaks. The difference lies in the name except PhoneGap services are owned by Adobe which may not be always free to use. PhoneGap is an open source distribution of the Cordova framework.

Who uses PhoneGap?

Who uses Adobe PhoneGap?

Company	Univera, Inc.
Company	MWW Group LLC
Website	mww.com
Country	United States
Revenue	10M-50M