PhoneGap & Apache Cordova – Cross-Platform Mobile

Module 1: Introduction to PhoneGap and Cordova

• Hybrid mobile app fundamentals: web technologies in a native wrapper
• Apache Cordova overview: open-source hybrid app framework
• PhoneGap vs Cordova: Adobe PhoneGap as a distribution of Cordova
• Cordova architecture: WebView, plugins, and native bridge

Module 2: Development Environment Setup

• Installing Cordova CLI: Node.js, npm, and Cordova global install
• Platform setup: Android SDK and Xcode for iOS development
• Creating a Cordova project: cordova create, platform add, and run
• Project structure: www, platforms, plugins, and config.xml

Module 3: Building the App UI

• Web technologies in Cordova: HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
• Mobile UI frameworks: Ionic Framework and jQuery Mobile with Cordova
• Responsive design: mobile-first layouts for small screens
• Single Page Application (SPA): Angular, React, or Vue in Cordova

Module 4: Cordova Plugins

• Plugin architecture: JavaScript API and native implementation bridge
• Core plugins: Camera, Geolocation, Device, File, and Network Information
• Installing plugins: cordova plugin add and npm-based plugins
• PhoneGap Build: cloud-based compilation without local SDKs

Module 5: Device APIs

• Camera plugin: capturing photos and accessing the device gallery
• Geolocation: retrieving device GPS coordinates
• Local storage and SQLite: persistent data storage on device
• Push notifications: implementing local and remote push with plugins

Module 6: Debugging and Testing

• Browser testing: testing Cordova apps in the desktop browser
• Remote debugging: Chrome DevTools for Android WebView debugging
• Weinre: remote web inspector for older device debugging
• Emulators: testing on Android AVD and iOS Simulator

Module 7: Build, Sign, and Deploy

• Android build: generating signed APK and AAB for Google Play
• iOS build: provisioning profiles and App Store submission
• PhoneGap Build: cloud-based multi-platform build service
• Over-the-air updates: app content updates without store resubmission

Module 8: Capstone Project and Assessment

• Hybrid mobile app: HTML/CSS/JS app with camera and geolocation plugins
• SQLite data persistence: local database-driven Cordova application
• Signed Android APK build and deployment to emulator
• Final assessment and course certification

Experience in the Industry Learn from mobile developers who have built hybrid mobile applications with PhoneGap and Cordova for enterprise field service, retail, and healthcare organisations seeking cross-platform apps from a single web codebase.

Backgrounds at the Top Our PhoneGap and Cordova trainers have worked at mobile development agencies and enterprise app teams delivering cross-platform mobile solutions for iOS and Android from shared HTML, CSS, and JavaScript codebases.

Clear & Effective Teaching Cordova architecture, CLI, project structure, mobile UI frameworks, core plugins, device APIs, debugging, Android and iOS build processes, and PhoneGap Build are explained with real hybrid mobile app examples.

Hands-On Learning Focus Students create Cordova projects, implement device plugins, build responsive mobile UIs, debug on emulators, sign Android APKs, and deploy apps through structured hands-on Cordova development labs.

Up-to-Date Knowledge Trainers keep content current with the latest Apache Cordova releases, migration considerations to Capacitor and React Native, and evolving hybrid mobile development best practices.