What is the difference between PhoneGap and Cordova?

Cordova is owned by Apache and will always remain open source and free to use. However, PhoneGap is the distribution of Cordova and may even charge for the additional services. PhoneGap is the proprietary product of Adobe and the framework’s future is in the hands of Adobe.

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.

When should I use PhoneGap?

When to Use It? PhoneGap is the perfect option if you want to design a simple mobile web application with the touch of a native app. PhoneGap has the capability to access the native APIs but if you want a robust native application, then it is not the right option for you.

What is PhoneGap?

PhoneGap is a software development framework by Adobe System, which is used to develop mobile applications. PhoneGap produces apps for all popular mobile OS platforms such as iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile OS etc. In this tutorial we will focus on developing App for Android platform.

Is Cordova dead?

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 Cordova still supported?

Compatibility. Cordova releases for new Android and iOS versions don’t happen fast. From Cordova’s 3.5 version on, the support of iOS5 (and lower) as well as Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (and lower) has been discontinued. For Cordova apps to run on older platforms, specific plugins are necessary.

What are PhoneGap limitations?

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.

What happened to PhoneGap?

The PhoneGap Build service will be discontinued on October 1, 2020. Apache Cordova, the open source fork of the PhoneGap project will continue to exist and offers a great pathway for most developers.

What language is Cordova?

Apache Cordova

What are the limitations of Cordova?

Following are the limitations of Cordova.

• Hybrid apps are slower than native ones so it is not optimal to use Cordova for large apps that require lots of data and functionality.
• Cross browser compatibility can create lots of issues.
• Some plugins have compatibility issues with different devices and platforms.