PhoneGap/Android

PhoneGap/Android is an Android application library that allows for PhoneGap based projects to be built for the Android Platform. PhoneGap based applications are, at the core, an application written with web technology: HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Pre Requisites

Java JDK 1.5
Android SDK http://developer.android.com
Apache ANT

PhoneGap/Android Developer Tools

Tools for developers building mobile apps using PhoneGap for Android.

Commands:

./bin/create [path package activity]
./bin/debug [path]
./bin/emulate
./bin/log

Importing a PhoneGap/Android app into Eclipse

File > New > Project...
Android > Android Project
Create project from existing source (point to the generated app found in tmp/android)
Right click on libs/phonegap.jar and add to build path
Right click on the project root: Run as > Run Configurations
Click on the Target tab and select Manual (this way you can choose the emulator or device to build to)

Common Commandline Tools

List devices attached

adb devices

Install APK onto device

apk -s 0123456789012 install phonegap.apk

Logging

Via console.log calls from your apps javascript.

adb logcat

Debugging

Attach it to a process on the device

$ adb jdwp
adb forward tcp:8000 jdwp: jdb -attach localhost:8000

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