How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
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How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
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Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#2Awesome tips. Congratulations for the awesome and informative article. :)
Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#3If the original title begins with a number or number + gratuitous adjective, we'd appreciate it if you'd crop it. E.g. translate "10 Ways To Do X" to "How To Do X," and "14 Amazing Ys" to "Ys." Exception: when the number is meaningful, e.g. "The 5 Platonic Solids."
Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#4If the original title begins with a number or number + gratuitous adjective, we'd appreciate it if you'd crop it. E.g. translate "10 Ways To Do X" to "How To Do X," and "14 Amazing Ys" to "Ys." Exception: when the number is meaningful, e.g. "The 5 Platonic Solids." http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Sorry about that. I will be sure to remember this.
Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#5Are there any working examples using these tricks so we can test the difference? (The author's product request an invite to use)
Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#6Are there any working examples using these tricks so we can test the difference? (The author's product request an invite to use)
Unfortunately, the app is still in review with Apple, so not at the moment. I also didn't realize this post would do so well with HN. I will work on a more in-depth follow-up with some working examples. Thanks so much for reading!
Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#7It won't ever really 'feel' like a native app but it might look like one if you try real hard. My own experience and Facebook's too is that you just won't get the performance and you'll also be dealing with quirky CSS/HTML rendering.
Edit: That's not to say that you can't make an app work, but you shouldn't try to make a typical app using mobile framework that tries to mimic a native app such as jquerymobile or others. If using a non-standard UI it can probably work where the user isn't expecting it to work and feel like a UITableView and every other basic thing in iOS.
Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#8Are there any working examples using these tricks so we can test the difference? (The author's product request an invite to use)
I can speak from experience that using the 3d transform trick can make a real difference.
We use them to emulate the Facebook / Path / Twitter swipe to move the main panel, performance isn't 100% of native - but it's pretty close.
Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#9Why are people still using phone gap? What's the point? Might as well just build a web app. PhoneGap is the Dreamweaver of mobile.
Re: How to get that native iOS feel with PhoneGap
#10Why are people still using phone gap? What's the point? Might as well just build a web app. PhoneGap is the Dreamweaver of mobile.
Isn't PhoneGap just the interpreter for an HTML5 web app - the wrapper to get it on the phone as an ipa?
Unless it's changed a lot since 1.0 I don't believe it's some kind of WYSIWIG iPhone maker that creates bloated, terrible, code.