CODEWITHSUNDEEP
androidweb-applications
Renault
Renault

Reputation: 1

Android application dev using the SDK or HTML, CSS and JS

Last night I learnt that it is possible to develop apps for Android using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, much like you would do a client side website. Is this a widely used approach? Because I have started to learn developing with the SDK but I naturally know more about HTML, CSS and Javascript, so I'd like to leverage that knowledge if possible.

So basically my question boils down to this: Are Android web apps as good as native apps? Can the same functionality be achieved through web apps?

Regards Renault

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1060

Answers (2)

mobileDeveloper
mobileDeveloper

Reputation: 894

Check http://www.phonegap.com/start/#android PhoneGap is based Web Technologies HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It's very simple to use it. Try it.

Upvotes: 1

Amey
Amey

Reputation: 198

Check out Appcelerator Titanium

While other HTML/Css/JS frameworks run your apps inside a web-browser-like environment, Appcelerator claims to run your apps natively. And it seems (almost?) all the functionality that can be achieved through native apps can also be achieved through their SDK.

They also have several convenience features like directly running the app on an emulator or a device, packaging the app for deployment etc., and Titanium Developer runs on Windows, Linux and OS X.

Upvotes: 0

Related Questions