Archived Blog
All the old blog posts, written from 2008 to 2017
PhoneGap 2017 Roadmap
Since 2017 has kicked off, we wanted to take a moment to share what we have planned for you! We think this year is especially exciting because PhoneGap will be taking major steps toward our mission while remaining true to our philosophy. Our focus has always been to help you...
• Jen Gray
WebVR, PWAs and more coming to PhoneGap Day EU 2017
We’re about 3 months away from PhoneGap Day EU 2017 happening in Amsterdam May 18-19. Let’s talk about what we have lined up this year. Speakers We’ve got an amazing lineup of speakers for PhoneGap Day EU. Some returning favorites and some new faces. We’ll be announcing more soon as...
A fond farewell to the Crosswalk project.
In 2011 the Android browser was in a sad state. It was lacking in modern features and not keeping pace with the WebKit project or the Chrome browser on Android. Developers had to treat every Android WebView differently because of vast differences in available JavaScript APIs, CSS property syntax and...
Our Continued Commitment
Intro The Adobe PhoneGap team has been quietly contributing to Apache Cordova since it’s conception. We don’t make a lot of noise about what we do, but we are dedicated to advancing the technology, and continuously striving to give web developers the full power of the underlying devices that their...
• Jen Gray
Announcing PhoneGap Day EU 2017
It’s that time of year again! The PhoneGap team is headed back to Amsterdam for PhoneGap Day EU 2017. Come join us and Cordova/PhoneGap community for a full day of hands-on workshops and a one-day conference May 18-19, 2017. We’ve announced a few speakers and workshop topics over on the...
PhoneGap Day EU is coming soon!
PhoneGap Day Europe is coming back to Amsterdam! Save the Date We are still working out the details, but we can confirm that PhoneGap Day EU 2017 is happening on May 19th in Amsterdam. We will also be doing a day of workshops on May 18th so clear up your...
Release of PhoneGap Multiview Plugin!
PhoneGap Releases New MultiView Plugin We’re happy to announce the release of the new PhoneGap MultiView plugin with support for iOS and Android! The MultiView plugin gives developers the ability to launch multiple Cordova Webviews within one PhoneGap application! Each webview is fully independent, is able to communicate with local...
• Jen Gray
A Look Back at PhoneGap Tour o' Europe
TL;DR 5 days, 2 conferences, 2 meet ups, 1 workshop Presentation slides: What’s New in Apache Cordova/PhoneGap by Simon MacDonald Hybrid Android Development with PhoneGap by Anis Kadri DotJS DotJS was held on Dec 5th in Paris and was HUGE with a whopping 1200 attendees. We got to sponsor the...
PhoneGap Desktop App 0.4.2
PhoneGap Desktop 0.4.2 contains several bug fixes and some minor UI enhancements. For a full list of changes made, see the CHANGELOG below. Installation You can install the latest version of the PhoneGap Desktop App from our docs: Install on OS X Install on Windows What’s New For those interested...
Interning with the PhoneGap Team Pt. 2
Intro Hello! My name is Sterling, I’m an Aspiring Android Developer. I was ecstatic when I received an offer from Adobe to intern as part of the PhoneGap Team. It’s a unique opportunity for me because I’m a big believer in the importance of mobile development from a global and...