Phonegap Built Apps Not Good For Iphones?
The open source mobile app development platform PhoneGap has come as a very interesting invention for app developers all over the world. It allows every application designer and software programmer to build cross platform mobile applications, thus saving them time & energy, while also providing mobile device users with the best applications in the world. All applications built using the PhoneGap platform are hybrid in nature; this means that share properties of both the native and the web based apps. Using programming languages JavaScript and HTML, PhoneGap can help in the creation of mobile apps for various devices including Apples iPhone. However, if the latest reports are anything to go by, Apple has rejected several latest mobile apps which have been built with PhoneGap. What is more, most application developers are not provided with a proper reason as to the rejection of their apps. A possible explanation could be that Apple wants to maintain a tight control over the iPhone and its App Store. Amidst severe criticism upon Apples policies, we list for you some of the reasons why mobile applications built with PhoneGap are constantly facing rejection from Apples iPhone:
1. PhoneGap Apps Have Been Found Incompatible with iPhone OS Complaints from application developers point to the fact that apps built with PhoneGap have been found incompatible with the beta 3.0 version of iPhone OS. The new feature provided by the latest iPhone OS allows push notification of messages for users; this means that SMS style messaging will be introduced in order to help mobile device users quickly share any information that is important. However, it has been noticed that if it is a PhoneGap built mobile app that is used in the iPhone OS, this feature fails to work.
2. The Online Mode of PhoneGap is Too Risky The PhoneGap platform is equipped with an online mode which allows mobile application developers to change their app even after it has been installed on the mobile device. Though this is a process that all app developers have to follow during testing of an app and before the app is released in the mobile market, Apple claims that this process poses a risk and prevents the proper running of applications.
3. Apple Does Not Want Cross Platform Mobile Applications Reports claim that Apple is rejecting all apps built using the PhoneGap platform because they are cross platform, which means that they could work on Palm Pre and Nokia devices too. App exclusivity is one of the features that Apple prefers from the very beginning of the launch of iPhones. It has emerged from the anti competitive strategy adopted by Apple iPhones.
Every reason cited as the possible explanation for the rejection of PhoneGap built apps for iPhones points to the fact that Apple wants to maintain sole control over app stores and its most popular mobile device. Until today there was a perception that democracy is maintained during mobile application development. Apples rejection of the services rendered by PhoneGap clearly points to the fact that app development is in reality controlled by the big players in the mobile world.
1. PhoneGap Apps Have Been Found Incompatible with iPhone OS Complaints from application developers point to the fact that apps built with PhoneGap have been found incompatible with the beta 3.0 version of iPhone OS. The new feature provided by the latest iPhone OS allows push notification of messages for users; this means that SMS style messaging will be introduced in order to help mobile device users quickly share any information that is important. However, it has been noticed that if it is a PhoneGap built mobile app that is used in the iPhone OS, this feature fails to work.
2. The Online Mode of PhoneGap is Too Risky The PhoneGap platform is equipped with an online mode which allows mobile application developers to change their app even after it has been installed on the mobile device. Though this is a process that all app developers have to follow during testing of an app and before the app is released in the mobile market, Apple claims that this process poses a risk and prevents the proper running of applications.
3. Apple Does Not Want Cross Platform Mobile Applications Reports claim that Apple is rejecting all apps built using the PhoneGap platform because they are cross platform, which means that they could work on Palm Pre and Nokia devices too. App exclusivity is one of the features that Apple prefers from the very beginning of the launch of iPhones. It has emerged from the anti competitive strategy adopted by Apple iPhones.
Every reason cited as the possible explanation for the rejection of PhoneGap built apps for iPhones points to the fact that Apple wants to maintain sole control over app stores and its most popular mobile device. Until today there was a perception that democracy is maintained during mobile application development. Apples rejection of the services rendered by PhoneGap clearly points to the fact that app development is in reality controlled by the big players in the mobile world.
