Development of apps for the mobile devices has become a priority for all types of businesses. However, the challenges are aplenty, as devices come in varied screen sizes and with various operating systems like iOS, android, windows etc. In this scenario, Phonegap; an open source mobile App Development Framework is making its presence felt.

PhoneGap proves to be an effective and handy tool, which allows developers to build applications using CSS5, HTML5 and JavaScript. This implies that a single app can be developed to run on multiple platforms. So here is a framework, to build an application that fits the bill for all types of devices perfectly. There may be minor tweaks amended for an app to run on each device, however, it saves you the time, money and efforts required to build an app for each device from scratch. Now, as less time is spent in ground-up development of an app, for individual operating systems, naturally all this time and resources can be spent in developing an app that delivers more than what you bet for. PhoneGap is open source and this is again a bonus point. It opens up tremendous opportunities to keep improving and develop an app with finesse.

Rising popularity of PhoneGap – Contradicting Viewpoints

Over the last few years, the popularity of PhoneGap is growing. In 2012, it accounted for around 30% primary use, today it has doubled (accounts for 61% primary use). Other than user experience the top ranking factors responsible for this popularity are a) cross-platform support, b) rapid development process, and c) competitive pricing. However, some say that just because the tool is convenient does not mean that it is the best. Here we contradict the viewpoint.

There are contradicting opinions and some say that PhoneGap is an easy option for developers – customers don’t really care! However when it comes to money, customers do care. As we already discussed fewer resources, less time hence less monetary investments, thus cheaper solutions for customers… so why would they not care! Besides, PhoneGap is just a tool, and successful App Development depends on the expertise and experience of application developers, whatever tool they may use. So the entire drill over because it is convenient it is not good enough is not good enough.

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