Hybrid apps with Phonegap and beyond – an introduction
Hello my friends. A few days ago I was giving a presentation about hybrid apps at the Sthlm.js meetup at Stockholm. And since I am still on that topic, I wanted to create a post about it too.
What are hybrid apps?
First, let’s figure out what a hybrid app actually is.
Most often it could be described in this way:
It is an app created with web technologies – HTML, CSS, Javascript. This app is displayed in a native WebView layer. It has access to the native functionality. It can be distributed via an App store as a native app. It can be Google Play, Apple AppStore or any other. And finally, it feels like a native app.
I think the last part – feeling like a native – needs some attention.