Jeff, While it'd be nice to believe that you could write one app for the web and have it be able to work on all mobile devices, that's a myth. Browsers on devices are all very different, and the devices themselves are quite different (screen size, input methods...etc). Yes, very simple apps could work across several devices/browsers, but once you start adding javascript, or screen positioning, you'll quickly find that you'll need different versions of your web apps.
The encouraging thing is that once HTML5 is supported (100%) by device browsers, then we might see more cross-browser compatibility. But until then, it'll still be a challenge to build compelling apps for various devices. On Dec 10, 4:44 am, "Jeff Pickhardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the main advantage of web programming over the native UI is > that you can make one web app work for various (smart) phones versus a > particular application for each different phone. > > The disadvantage is that the browsers, like Safari, don't give any way > to get some other information like location or acceleration. (The > browsers aren't as responsive as native apps) > > One thing I've considered is making an iPhone app that immediately > launches the website, but passing some extra parameters such as > latitude and longitude. > > Does anyone know if this sort of thing has been approved before? > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 6:10 PM, awaybbl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've had 15 apps approved using something similar to phonegap > > (UIWebView wrapped in a native app)... but to be honest the > > performance is very very slow compared to native apps. Most of the > > negative reviews I've gotten all revolve around sluggish performance > > or responsiveness. I have one that uses iUI waiting to be submitted, > > but the performance is so slow, that I don't think I'll submit it, and > > I'll try to re-do it in native UI(at least for the UI stuff) > > > If you want to see the apps, go to iTunes, and search for myHIP > > > On Dec 8, 5:06 am, Peter Robinett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Several apps using PhoneGap (www.phonegap.com), which does what you're > >> proposing, have been approved. > > >> Peter Robinett > > >> On Dec 8, 3:37 am, "Mark S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > What do you mean? You mean like a webclip? > > >> > On Dec 6, 9:42 pm, markdionne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > My plan is to submit a small stub application to sell on the Apple App > >> > > Store that will kick off my iUI-based application. > > >> > > Has anyone succeeded in getting such an application approved? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
