{"id":4000,"date":"2015-11-07T21:52:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T02:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etyalab.com\/from-native-applications-to-cordova-or-phonegap\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:06:25","slug":"from-native-applications-to-cordova-or-phonegap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etyalab.com\/en\/from-native-applications-to-cordova-or-phonegap\/","title":{"rendered":"FROM NATIVE APPLICATIONS TO CORDOVA OR PHONEGAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etyalab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cordova_bot_phone-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1575\" src=\"https:\/\/etyalab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cordova_bot_phone-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etyalab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cordova_bot_phone-1.png 345w, https:\/\/etyalab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cordova_bot_phone-1-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You want to develop apps with <a href=\"http:\/\/cordova.apache.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cordova <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/phonegap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PhoneGap<\/a>, but you\u2019re wondering: where do I start?<\/p>\n<p>If you are a native app developer, you may have reached a point in your career where your client says: <em><strong>\u201cI understand that a native app has its benefits, but I prefer Cordova because I want to save on maintenance cost. I don\u2019t want to have to maintain two separate products: Android and iOS\u201d<\/strong><\/em>. At this point you just have to consider that maybe your customer is right and you start thinking if Cordova can really compete with a native app. You can read about Native Apps vs Cordova\/PhoneGap in this <a href=\"https:\/\/etyalab.com\/en\/mobile-apps-native-vs-cordova-or-phonegap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> we wrote previously.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is Cordova, what is PhoneGap?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The first thing you need to do is to understand the difference between Cordova and PhoneGap so you can choose which one you want to work with. In short, initially there was only <a href=\"https:\/\/phonegap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PhoneGap<\/a>, but one day the creators of PhoneGap decided to donate the code to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apache.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Software Foundation <\/a>to make the software part of the Apache incubator. This version of PhoneGap under the care of Apache was renamed <a href=\"http:\/\/cordova.apache.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cordova<\/a>. Today, PhoneGap is a distribution of Cordova. honeGap is maintained by Adobe, and both PhoneGap and Cordova are distributed as free software. The difference is that PhoneGap benefits from certain tools created by Adobe that facilitate development: such as <a href=\"https:\/\/phonegap.com\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PhoneGap Developer App<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/build.phonegap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe PhoneGap Build<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/be_en\/marketing-cloud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Marketing Cloud <\/a>y <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/marketing-cloud\/experience-manager\/mobile-app-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe PhoneGap Enterprise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which one is right for me to develop apps?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To decide whether to use PhoneGap or Cordova, one asks oneself the questions: <strong>Will I use the tools provided by Adobe<\/strong> if not <strong>which tools\/framework will I use?<\/strong> If you consider that Adobe\u2019s tools are beneficial for you and you are willing to pay for some of them then choose PhoneGap; if not, choose Cordova.<\/p>\n<p>But why use Cordova if PhoneGap has more tools at your disposal? Some authors on the Internet, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makehybridapps.com\/2014\/06\/09\/cordova-vs-phonegap-the-differences-and-which-one-to-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bartek de MakeHybridApps<\/a>, say that Cordova receives updates a bit faster and has a simpler interface. Others, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-the-difference-between-PhoneGap-and-Cordova-and-why-would-I-select-one-over-another\/answer\/Utkarsh-Sinha-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Utkarsh Sinha en Quora<\/a>, ay that the Cordova team has less monetary interest than the PhoneGap team, and that if you\u2019re an experienced developer and want more control over your app, you\u2019ll probably love Cordova.<\/p>\n<p>The best thing to do would be to determine which framework\/tools you want to use for your PhoneGap\/Cordova development, and based on that decide which of the two is right for you. For example, we already saw that there are many Adobe tools available for PhoneGap, but other frameworks like <a href=\"http:\/\/ionicframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ionic<\/a>, in their <a href=\"http:\/\/ionicframework.com\/docs\/v1\/guide\/preface.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chapter 1 of the guide<\/a>, recommend using Cordova even though Ionic works for both PhoneGap and Cordova.<\/p>\n<p>At EtyaLab we have opted to use Cordova, so the rest of the article focuses on some things you should know about Cordova.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why Cordova allows me to develop with HTML, CSS and JavaScript?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Because the application written with <a href=\"http:\/\/cordova.apache.org\/docs\/en\/5.1.1\/guide\/overview\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cordova runs inside a WebView.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A WebView is a control provided by the different platforms (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc.) that allows you to display a web page. Android uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/reference\/android\/webkit\/WebView.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WebView<\/a>, class, while iOS uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/uikit\/uiwebview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UIWebView class<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What Cordova does is to create a native app shell, whose only component is a web view where the application you have written with HTML, CSS and JavaScript runs. So<strong> your application written in Cordova is simply a web page.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The web page you will write in Cordova to function as a mobile app must follow a particular design to look like a native application: the Single Page Application (SPA) design.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is a Single Page Application?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Single-page_application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Single Page Application o SPA<\/a> is a web application that runs entirely on a single page with the goal of making the user experience more fluid. Since the page is only loaded the first time, no new pages will be loaded while the user is using the application. This is important, because by loading the page only once, all the resources needed by the page (the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Learn\/HTML\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HTML<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Learn\/CSS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CSS <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Web\/JavaScript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JavaScript<\/a>) are loaded at startup, and when using the application, the user does not have to wait for the reload time, as he\/she will never have to move to another page. After the initial load, the rest of the resources needed by the application can be downloaded dynamically via <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/AJAX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AJAX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.4psa.com\/an-intro-into-single-page-applications-spa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">introduction to SPAs<\/a>, the author mentions several applications that have been implemented as SPAs: Gmail, Google Maps, Google Drive, Hotmail and Trello. Now you know why the page never reloads when you open an email in Gmail.<\/p>\n<p>As a native app developer you may ask yourself: if your app is just a web page running inside a WebView, how can you do to display the different screens you show in your native app? How do you simulate the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/training\/basics\/firstapp\/starting-activity.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">creation of Android activities<\/a> or iOS <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/library\/content\/featuredarticles\/ViewControllerPGforiPhoneOS\/UsingSegues.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">segue<\/a>? For this, there are several SPA frameworks that can help you.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4 Reasons to use a Framework<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In its <a href=\"http:\/\/cordova.apache.org\/docs\/en\/5.1.1\/guide\/next\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">documentation<\/a>, Cordova presents several SPA frameworks that can be used to develop applications with Cordova Among those mentioned are <a href=\"https:\/\/angularjs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AngularJS<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/jquerymobile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jQuery Mobile<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sencha.com\/products\/touch\/#overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sencha Touch<\/a>. At EtyaLab we have chosen to use<a href=\"http:\/\/ionicframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ionic<\/a> because it integrates very well with Cordova and offers well-designed controls for the mobile environment.il.<\/p>\n<p>Using a framework to work your application in Cordova instead of writing the whole application on your own has many advantages. Many developers on the Internet, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshmorony.com\/7-lessons-from-3-years-of-html5-mobile-application-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Morony<\/a>, emphasize how important it is to use a framework to develop applications with Cordova. Here are some of the advantages of using a framework:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Controls designed to look native<\/h3>\n<p>Check out some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/ionicframework.com\/docs\/components\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">controls that Ionic offers<\/a> so you can build a web application that looks native.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Behavior that looks native<\/h3>\n<p>Android and iOS have animations that are native to the mobile environment, such as transitions between screens, scrolling lists, etc. The framework developers have already done the work of recreating those animations with JavaScript for you.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Optimized code to improve performance<\/h3>\n<p>Let\u2019s remember that the app we are going to create will be running on a mobile device that does not have the same resources as a computer. The creators of the frameworks have taken the necessary measures so that the functionality offered by the framework takes the least number of resources possible.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Handling of SPA sections as screens<\/h3>\n<p>Do you remember the question from a while ago about how can you do to display the different screens that you show in your native application? Well, the frameworks we have listed above take care of that job for you. You just have to read the documentation of the framework you choose to understand how a section of your SPA is displayed as if it were a screen of the application without having to reload the page you are displaying..<\/p>\n<h2>Considerations when using Cordova<\/h2>\n<h3>You will need to test the app on many devices<\/h3>\n<p>Different devices have different DOM implementations; so you have to test on multiple devices in order to correct any deviations in the presentation of the app. This would be equivalent to the process when you write a web application and support multiple browsers; you have to make sure that the application looks good in as many browsers as possible.<\/p>\n<h2>You will have access to native functionality through plugins.<\/h2>\n<p>In order for you to access phone functionality such as camera, accelerometer, battery status, status bar, storage, etc., you will need to install several of the <a href=\"http:\/\/cordova.apache.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plugins developed for Cordova.<\/a> But don\u2019t worry, most of the functionality generally needed is already covered, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/cordova.apache.org\/docs\/en\/5.1.1\/guide\/support\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">platform support chart.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Very old versions of Android\/iOS will not be supported.<\/h2>\n<p>support According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/cordova.apache.org\/docs\/en\/5.1.1\/guide\/platforms\/android\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cordova for Android documentation<\/a>, as a rule of thumb, \u201cAndroid versions stop being supported by Cordova when they fall below 5% on <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/about\/dashboards\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google\u2019s distribution dashboard\u201c.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Next Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Install Cordova<\/h3>\n<p>You can use this guide, although there are many more on the Internet:<\/p>\n<p>1.<a href=\"http:\/\/cordova.apache.org\/#getstarted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cordova Quick Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Install Ionic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With Cordova installed, installing Ionic is fairly easy:<\/p>\n<p>1.<a href=\"http:\/\/ionicframework.com\/getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ionic Installation Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Unleash your imagination<\/h2>\n<p>What will be your first Cordova application?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You want to develop apps with Cordova or PhoneGap, but you\u2019re wondering: where do I start? 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