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Debug Ionic Android Application On Mobile Devices or Emulators

by mudasser ajaz

How to debug ionic Android application in development phase

Using Meteor to develop for Android Wear

by Chris Duke

This article demonstrates how the Meteor Javascript app platform can be used in conjunction with Crosswalk to create a simple app for an Android Smartwatch

Angular in a Cordova

by Siddharth Chandra

How to use Angular in a Cordova Environment and its impact

How to Use Web Sockets in an AngularJS SPA on Apache Cordova

by Silvia Campo

I've been using web sockets the same way as a regular http request; I wasn't using them to their full potential...

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How to Use Web Sockets in an AngularJS SPA on Apache Cordova

by Silvia Campo

I've been using web sockets the same way as a regular http request; I wasn't using them to their full potential...

How to Create an Android Application Widget using the Apache Cordova Plugin ACE

by Silvia Campo

This post contains steps on how to set up an Android application widget in an hybrid mobile application using Apache Cordova and the plugin ACE from Microsoft.

Hybrid Mobile App Development using Ionic and Cordova

by Imran Abdul Ghani

Ionic is basically an open source SDK (Software Development Kit) for developing Hybrid Mobile Applications

Journey of building an hybrid application and Comparism to Native iOS Development

by yaazone

You have an idea for an app and decided to do it yourself, either alone or with a small group of people and your app development is not organized professionally. Then this article fits perfect for you. The context above is exactly the one in which I have implemented a native ios and hybrid app.

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Debug Ionic Android Application On Mobile Devices or Emulators

16 Sep 2015 by mudasser ajaz

How to debug ionic Android application in development phase

Using Meteor to develop for Android Wear

15 Oct 2015 by Chris Duke

This article demonstrates how the Meteor Javascript app platform can be used in conjunction with Crosswalk to create a simple app for an Android Smartwatch

Angular in a Cordova

23 Jul 2015 by Siddharth Chandra

How to use Angular in a Cordova Environment and its impact

How to Use Web Sockets in an AngularJS SPA on Apache Cordova

6 Mar 2018 by Silvia Campo

I've been using web sockets the same way as a regular http request; I wasn't using them to their full potential...

How do I connect my web api with my ionic project

29 Apr 2016 by Dave Kreskowiak

So you want a complete tutorial on how to use Ionic, in a forum environment?Really, your first step is going to be Googling for "Ionic app tutorials".You're not going to get any kind of a course on it in a forum.

Building a Multilingual Flashlight Mobile App with Ionic 1 and ngCordova

3 Dec 2016 by Ahmed Bouchefra

Throughout this tutorial, we are going to learn how to use Ionic 1 and ngCordova by building a flashlight app for Android and how to use angular-translate to add mutli language support to our app.

How to Create an Android Application Widget using the Apache Cordova Plugin ACE

1 Dec 2017 by Silvia Campo

This post contains steps on how to set up an Android application widget in an hybrid mobile application using Apache Cordova and the plugin ACE from Microsoft.

Chocolatechip-UI, Cordova and Android - Handling Physical Back Button Events

22 Aug 2015 by Alfeu Lucas Guedes

How to handle Android physical back button events with Chocolatechip-UI and Cordova.

Building Combined armv7 / x86 apk After Crosswalk Integration in an Cordova / Ionic Project

12 Sep 2015 by mudasser ajaz

Steps to build combined armv7 / x86 Android .apk after adding crosswalk

Using Database(SQLIte or others) in Cordova Application for android/IOS/Windows in VS2015

2 Nov 2015 by maverick1991

I am trying to make an android application using Cordova template in Visual Studio 2015. Since Cordova is for HTML,js and other plugins, how can we store data from the cordova android app in any database? I found the compatibility of SQLite with cordova apps but not working. Can any one suggest...

Toast message is not coming in android studio phonegap

24 Jan 2016 by ridoy

You can find your answer Here:android - How to create toast in phonegap? - Stack Overflow[^]Or,can use this awesome library from Github:EddyVerbruggen/Toast-PhoneGap-Plugin - C++ - GitHub[^]

Phonegap:Open app(package.html) after clicking upon back button in an external site

25 Jan 2016 by Stephen Hewison

You need to implement a custom URL scheme.You'd then embed a link with a scheme which is unique to your app such as:myappname://information/to/be/passed/backWhen your application installs the manifest tells the operating system which URL schemes your application wants to accept. The...

How to create a plugin android stuido for cordova

26 Apr 2016 by Richard MacCutchan

You already posted this question at How to convert android existing project to cordova plugin[^]. 1. Please do not repost. 2. Please do your own research.3. Please explain your problem in better detail.

Recive push notification when app is not running and dispaly all unread notification when app is open

27 Jul 2016 by Richard MacCutchan

You already posted this question at How to receive push notifications into tray when app is not running[^].And if you have not tried anything, how do you expect anyone to help?

How to Access and Use Your Mobile Phone Camera Using Ionic 2 and Ionic Native

7 Nov 2016 by Ahmed Bouchefra

In this post ,we are going to see how to use the mobile phone camera in mobile apps built using the Ionic 2(2.0.0-rc.1) Framework.

How to write bellow code for ionic 4?

28 Jan 2020 by phil.o

You should replace LOGIN with the unix username and groupname of the account which should be the new owner of specified path. If username is username, the command is then sudo chown -R username:username /usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova Regarding your chmod command, the error message tells...

What cross platform framework to use to build a children's educational app for mobile?

9 Mar 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

See Xamarin.Essentials - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs[^], but you need to be a reasonably experienced programmer.

canvas.toDataURL is not working with IIS output caching

10 Dec 2013 by Tharaka MTR

I have successfully implemented image library PhoneGap app which company users use to view our company published photos. In there I have implemented a feature, when you click an hold on the image then the image will be saved on Camara Roll of the mobile device. For implementing that I used the...

facebook login integration for a cross domain application , using cordova and facebook connect for cordova

22 Jan 2014 by anushaa ashok

I'm creating an android app , which is not coded in native language , but in jquery.I have the requirement to add FB login to it. I logged in as fb developer and got my app id and app seceret and etc. Did everything according to the documentation for facebook sdk for android.Linked the...

objective-c Using Cordova dropbox pugin how to download files from dropbox server by selecting a particular file from a list of files

28 Mar 2014 by Priyanka Nambiar

I need to know how can i download a file from a list of files,without giving the specific file name in the code. NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex: 0]; // Get documents...

Need to know how to redirect from login page

17 Apr 2014 by Osmosys Email

function(){ window.location.href = "examplePage.html";}

How to send data from onepage to other using phonegap.js, cordova

21 Apr 2014 by Osmosys Email

HI , i developing a android app using backbon.js and need to kept user details in sessions or local storage , i am using the following code to save the data in localstoragewindow.localStorage.setItem("ICName", data.ICName); window.localStorage.setItem("ICID",...

localStorage is not working Samsung

28 Apr 2014 by Osmosys Email

I am Creating an android app using backbone.js and Cordova, I am saving the user data after login in Local storage as belowwindow.localStorage.setItem("ICID", data.ICID); window.localStorage.setItem("IAID";, data.IAID); ...

localStorage is not working Samsung

28 Apr 2014 by Mehdi Gholam

Read this : https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/phonegap/bBFgLyLvqDg[^]

Phonegap Installation , Its App creation and Deployment onto cross mobile platform

18 May 2014 by NIKHIL CHAVAN

Hello I am new in phonegap technology , I don't know anything about phonegap . I search on Google , its open source(phonegap.com) but I was getting confused.There are multiple resources which tells different ways about phonegap installation and its app creation.I want to create application...

minimal development requirement for iphone

28 May 2014 by shankha2010

Hi I have an android app developed using phonegap [cordova] in Win7 PC.Now I want to utilize the flavor of cordova cross platform compatibility.I want to port the full app in iphone.But I don't have mac machine.I have few pluginsdeveloped by myself in android native lavel which I need to...

minimal development requirement for iphone

28 May 2014 by Nirav Prabtani

try this framework.. :)Develop mobile apps the way you want to[^]Requirements[^]

How Do I Access Email Plugin In My Application Using Phonegap

2 Jun 2014 by Kaizad Karanjia

hey, i have created a js file and also an xml config file. so now how do i access those file in my application that is how do i write html UI for it..??

minimal development requirement for iphone

12 Jun 2014 by future2015

1>Is there a way of developing ios app without having mac PC?Yes, you can use VMware workstation. Install Mac OS X on vmware and then install Xcode.2>Is there any substitute emulator available in windows PC?Xcode is IDE with iPhone emulator.

how intagrate sencha touch 2 with phonegap

14 Aug 2014 by Erick Martín Garcia Vega

i'm trying to integrate sencha touch 2 files ( js, css) at my phonegap app, but i'm having a trouble that says the variable app it's not defined, i'm following this tutorial ( http://www.sencha.com/learn/a-sencha-touch-mvc-application-with-phonegap/ ), but it seems to be out of date :( , i feel...

Facing Some issues on Android-4.4.4 (KitKat) using Angular+Ionic+Cordova

10 Sep 2014 by utkarsh.incarnate

Hi all , I have made a demo app using ionic and angular js using the command line interface it works well on Android-4.4.2 and its lower version but i tested it on my device that is Android-4.4.4 at this version it comes with some of the ui issues.I created that project using these commands...

How to turn on or off system gps setting using cordova/phonegap

18 Sep 2014 by Dev Sharma

Hi all,I am trying to turn on/off gps system setting using cordova/phonegap.I have gone through all the materials that are available on internet but no result.Only I got some comments on it.I have got some materials on for native android code and full source code also.The same question asked...

How do I develop for mobile with cordova and phonegap

29 Sep 2014 by ChrisTekh

Hi folks! Can anyone help me with a beginner tutorial from his blog that would give me kick start in mobile development using cordova and phonegap. I am completely new.Thanks

How to launch another application using a Telerik app builder app in IOS ?

7 Jan 2015 by utkarsh.incarnate

Hi everyone,I am new to telerik i created a barcode scanner app with it and now i want to open an another application which is installed on my device(IOS)(like intents in android).I have added a plugin for it form the marketplace which is custom URL scheme,but i did not able to open an...

how to login through google plus in phonegap mobile app.

21 Jan 2015 by prashbari

I want to login through google plus in my phonegap mobile app. How can i do that?

how to login through google plus in phonegap mobile app.

21 Jan 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

You can read this forum thread from PhoneGap to learn more on allowing the users to login in using their Google accounts.http://community.phonegap.com/nitobi/topics/implementing_google_login_in_a_phonegap_app[^]

How to resolve this issue..

3 Feb 2015 by sutotpal

Hi CP users,I m using the locally hosted WCF REST service which was working fine with VS2013 and Cordova and suddenly getting the error when running ripple .To call the service.. i m using ANGULARJS factory design pattern .now throwing this error ..Failed to load resource:...

Need to change childbrowser code to inappbrowser

10 Feb 2015 by Member 11443167

Hi,I did not write the code below but I need to change this to an inappbrowswer.http://docs.phonegap.com/en/edge/cordova_inappbrowser_inappbrowser.md.html window.plugins.childBrowser.showWebPage(authUri, {showLocationBar : true}); ...

Alternative of “Menu” button in Android

19 Feb 2015 by FaizanMubasher

I am working in Phonegap/Cordova and I need to use menu to go for app settings. But I have came to know that according to [Google/Android docs][1][^], developer shouldn't use that menu button anymore. Instead, developer should use action bar for this purpose. Beginning with Android 3.0...

Developing Hybrid application in Visual Studio 2012/2010

24 Feb 2015 by Prasaad SJ

Hi Guys, I would like to know, is there is anyway we can create Hybrid mobile application in visual studio 2012/2010?. All the search results navigate to VS2013 Update 4 (which is not a free version) or some 3rd party applications like Telerik(which is also not a free version). I have...

Calendar-PhoneGap-Plugin Not Working for ios

25 Feb 2015 by Richard MacCutchan

Please do not post the same question in multiple forums.

PhoneGap/Cordova Reading Large Text File 100MB+

26 Feb 2015 by Stephen Hewison

Hi,Without getting into the ins and outs of why it must be done, I'm in the situation where I need to process a giant text file in a Cordova application.So essentially I'm looking for a plugin that will that will manage a stream on the native side and give me JS methods such as ReadLine...

PhoneGap/Cordova Reading Large Text File 100MB+

10 Mar 2015 by Stephen Hewison

I can conclude this doesn't exist. If I can get permission from my employer I will publish it once I've written one.

Cordova Multi device Hybrid on Visual Studio crash app - win death

23 Mar 2015 by Oguz Türkan

Hi,I implemented multi device hyrib app. App randomly crash i chack the log just says windeath. How can i found the problem. Android Version 4.1.2thanks

Prepare and Compile cordova application.

26 Mar 2015 by Munavvar Husein

i have a problem in building cordova application in release mode with dividing build process in two parts.What i am doing is1.prepare application with 'cordova prepare android'2.compile application with 'cordova compile android'What i want isi want to compile it with --release mode...

How Do I Angularjs Ng-Repeat Refresh

1 Mar 2017 by Oguz Türkan

Hi,I m using angularjs and jquery for cordova on visual studio. for android 4.1.2 when i use $scope.$apply() or $scope.$apply(funtion() {..}) to refresh ng-repeat mobile application crash. log says win deathIs there any way do this.

Html to Html page change White flicker

16 Apr 2015 by Munavvar Husein

In phonegap android application if there is page change between html page , the second page appear after a white flicker.there is white out before webview appears a second page. data-transition="none" is used. Html page contains multiple divs having data-role="page" i.e. jQuery mobile. Is...

setting a starting page in a ionic app

18 May 2015 by RenaldoGG

hi there sorry for this newbie question, I have recently discovered ionic, cordova, angular js and I understand the concept of how the navigation works. but I am having trouble to set my login page as my start page, the url shows /login but only the header bar shows (without text) which I think...

Visual Studio 2013 Command line failed with exit code 8 in phoneGap Cordova

25 May 2015 by Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

1. If you copied the project from other computer it is highly possible that the build command looks for android at a different location...(the build.bat command file was created with your project) Check the content and update it manually to the right location...2. If you copied the project...

Onsen slide menu with multipage in single html

16 Jul 2015 by Ambati Dilip

Hello i am using Onsen for my IOS development using cordova in visual studio.Can any say slide bar with multipagination.http://onsen.io/guide/overview.html#ManagingMultiplePageshttp://onsen.io/guide/overview.html#UsingSlidingMenu[^]if i do indival its working fine but when i...

AJAX call not not going through on JSONP in Cordova app when run with Android emulator

21 Jul 2015 by Vivek-Marwaha2015

I have created a Cordova app in HTML5. I am trying to make an AJAX call in jQuery and calling with restAPI. It's working fine with Ripples but not working with android emulator 4.4.I am using the code below:var wcfServiceUrl =...

Intel xdk camera not working it's take default name of images as "test.jpg"

22 Jul 2015 by Member 10317959

function capturePhoto() { intel.xdk.camera.takePicture(50,true,"jpg"); }document.addEventListener("intel.xdk.camera.picture.add",function(event){ if (event.success == true) { var name = event.filename; ...

how to Pass form data from a device to a hosted mssql database

31 Aug 2015 by Member 11894134

I know this is a common question: "passing form data" from one page to another but this is a little different I think. I used Visual Studio 2015 and apache cordova to create a very simple Android barcode scanning app that captures a barcode and a time date stamp, Just two Text fields are...

how to Pass form data from a device to a hosted mssql database

7 Sep 2015 by Ngo Tuong Dan

You can write php page as upload function and using httpclient to send data to this page

Fetch as Google 'Internal Error'

9 Sep 2015 by Gengou

I developed a cross-platform application using Cordova in Visual Studio 2013. I followed this steps (https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/android/test#top) for providing deep-links in the application, and everything is working fine when testing with the deep linking testing tool (after...

Building Ionic framework in Android studio

21 Sep 2015 by fancywings03

I'm trying to create a hybrid application through the IONIC framework which displays multiple moving graphics implemented through HTML5 Canvas and JS. But, the animation renders very slowly in mobiles (even those with 1GB RAM).We have identified and downloaded FastCanvas (Cordova/PhoneGap...

Apache Cordova Custom plugin error "command failed with exit code 8"

28 Sep 2015 by NyoMe Han

I've been facing this issue,"Error 209 ...\bld\Debug\platforms\android\cordova\build.bat: Command failed with exit code 8" Please correct me. I appreciate any help. Thanks.Here is my plugin.xml file.

I can't deploy my AppBuilder project on android device

5 Nov 2015 by yemen_mansour

Hi,I have to test my hybrid mobile application on my android device,I have selected "USB debugging" in my phone and I have selected the "Unknown sources" option,but when I try to deploy my application in my mobile I get this error:Building package:...

IOS cordova JQM keyboard moves fixed position header,footer and searchbar

15 Nov 2015 by Stuart Lowe BW

I have a major issue with apache cordova, this is an IOS-specific issue, I am using Jquery-mobile. The issue appears whenever one does a search on a listview control then my fixed position header, footer and search input moves down.. here is the markup of my page...

cordova , Mobile application, Angular JS , Bootstrap

29 Dec 2015 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

You can start, for example, here: Icons and Splash Screens - Apache Cordova[^].[EDIT]On animation, please see my comment below. You have to combine splash screen with animation, which should not be a big problem. You can find more ideas: Let me google that for you[^].For GIF...

Multiplayer Phonegap/Cordova Game Turorial

30 Dec 2015 by Member 12237207

Hello. I've been dying to turn my cordova game app into a online multiplayer game, but I can't seem to find any tutorials or anything out there. 3 days I've been slaving on Node.js, but that was what appeared to be a dead end.I can't find any tutorials, or anything. All I want is to follow a...

inappbrowser plugin on browser and phone is not working the same

9 Jan 2016 by rochelle_1917

i have a pdf link that is coming from server , I want to open pdf using inAppBrowser plugin .i am using cloud server and with window.open(NewsDetaildata;_blank;'location=yes';); the pdf is coming on browser but on phone its coming as blank .i used...

Intel XDK Documentation - Getting Started Tutorial

14 Jan 2016 by Android on Intel

This tutorial covers a core set of Intel XDK features to help you learn the app development workflow.

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How to return from external link to android studio phone gap?

19 Jan 2016 by Sradhanjali Behera

Here i want to give a back link ,which will go to my android phone gap and required section of app will open ,according to back link.But here i am facing some difficulties to do this one.Its not working at all,where i am doing wrong ,please suggest me.Thank you in advance.Here in anchor link...

Toast message is not coming in android studio phonegap

19 Jan 2016 by Sradhanjali Behera

I am new to android studio.I am doing toast message for my app,but i am unable to do this one.I have tried a lot but the toast message is not showing at all. Below is the code.Please suggest me.Thank you in advance.Index.html

Phonegap:Open app(package.html) after clicking upon back button in an external site

24 Jan 2016 by Sradhanjali Behera

How can i navigate back to a page in my android app after loading an external site. 1.Open app 2.In app user will go to an external link 3.External site has link,which take the user back to app. How can i go to my application . I have tried to give...

Ionic framework installation error

5 Feb 2016 by ankitsrist

Hello, I am trying to install Ionic in my windows 7 pc. I have done installation of following DependenciesNode version v0.12.0, Cordova CLI, Ionic CLI version 1.7.14, Ionic app library version 0.7.0. But once i enter command npm start myapp blank It gives error cannot find...

Phonegap: should we use javascript framework or custom jquery code to make mobile apps?

13 Feb 2016 by Ayyaz Zafar

I am working on a mobile application in phonegap. I am at the stage to decide weather write custom jquery code (for things like sliding screens/pages) or I its better to use jquery mobile or angular js?If so then which framework should we use ? jQuery-Mobile or Angular.js?What I have...

How to run cordova plugin in android and ios background service?

23 Feb 2016 by Member 12336167

I need to run a plugin for wifiscan using wifi wizard plugin (Apache cordova) in Android background service with Visual studio 2015,How can I run this plugin? In a background service (Android and iOS)?Please guide me on this on further process.What I have tried:I tried...

How to read an image file from phonememory folder in phonegap

28 Feb 2016 by Surendra0x2

I want to read an image from Phonememory folder but unable to read.i have no idea whats wrong.can anybody help me outWhat I have tried: document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false); function onDeviceReady() { ...

Beacon data from bluetooth scan cordova plugin

2 Mar 2016 by Member 12336167

HiMy objective is to get the beacon data from advertising data i.e. uuid+Manfacturing data+Major_Minor+txpower,I used cordova Ble scan plugin in Visual studio 2015,I am unable to get whole beacon data from ble.start scan,Please help me in this regard,The following is the...

Beacon data from bluetooth scan cordova plugin

2 Mar 2016 by Richard MacCutchan

Try the developer forum at Evothings | Making mobile apps for IoT easy, fast and fun to build![^].

Visual studio remote iOS agent configuration error while building cordova app on iOS

24 Mar 2016 by Member 12366212

I want to connect to Remote Agent on Mac. I have npm, node.js installed. I have also remotebuild installed and it spits out the remotebuild certificate. I have Xcode installed and active too. But Once I try to connect from VS 2015 Tools for Apache Cordova and input the certificate info I get...

Click on the category list and get products using category id in angularjs

3 Jul 2016 by Member 12242002

I am using Intelxdk for this application. This is a mobile application.My categorylist will show, after that click on that, I have to redirect the product page, When I click on the category I can get some error like this. "Can't find variable:...