phonegap provides you specific js functions to build an app from an
html pages that can access some native app options and files (address
book, ) AND EMBED THEM IN THE APP you submit. So ... no :)

On 01/05/2010, Jesse MacFadyen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Short answer: no, there is no such thing because apple would not allow
> it.
>
> It doesn't take much work to break the presentation layer out of your
> server based app though. IMHO
>
> If your app is just a website that means that you can change it
> whenever you want. Apple wants you to go thru their approval process.
>
> Just use phonegap, or quickconnect.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 2010-05-01, at 9:24 AM, Alon Raskin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have been looking into PhoneGap recently and what I was HOPING it
>> would do is allow my WebApp (HTML, JS, CSS on a remote server) to
>> access some of the native device functions (like GPS, Accelerometer,
>> etc) from my WebApp using JS. But unless I have misunderstood,
>> PhoneGap does not do this as it requires me to compile down to a
>> native App.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a 'PhoneGap' type solution which will allow me
>> to interact with the native hardware using JS running on a WebServer?
>>
>> Alon Raskin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of QuickConnect
>> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 10:20 AM
>> To: iPhoneWebDev
>> Subject: Re: A general PhoneGap question for a Neophyte iPhone Coder
>>
>> Scott,
>>
>> Hybrid applications like you are describing can not use the server as
>> the source of the HTML, CSS, and Javascript or apple will reject the
>> app.  The code must be included in the app sent to the store.
>> Additionally, the app can not update itself from the web or it will be
>> rejected.  All apps submitted to the store must be complete.  That is
>> part of the developer agreement.
>>
>> This is true for PhoneGap as well as the other hybrid app libraries,
>> frameworks, and services.
>>
>> As to reasons for using it you missed one.  You don't need to learn
>> Objective-C.  There are others as well but they depend on which
>> product you choose to use.  Some of these products have much more
>> functionality built in than PhoneGap does.
>>
>>
>> Lee
>>
>> On Apr 29, 10:49 pm, Scott Kallen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Ah.  OK, Jesse.  That makes a ton of sense.
>>>
>>> So, a follow-up if you don't mind --
>>>
>>> So are the primary advantages to PhoneGap over a completely web-based
>>> solution 1) Saleable through the App store 2) Access to hardware
>>> unavailable through Mobile Safari alone and 3) Performance of a
>>> native
>>> app and not tied to connection speeds?
>>>
>>> Thanks again!
>>>
>>> Scott.
>>>
>>> On Apr 29, 2010, at 10:24 PM, Jesse MacFadyen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Phonegap can work either way, however it is not likely that apple
>>>> will approve your app if it is just a website.
>>>
>>>> The typical iPhone phonegap app has all static ui images, markup,
>>>> js, and css packaged on the phone. JavaScript can then interact with
>>>> restful services via xhr, from servers delivering json or XML data.
>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On 2010-04-29, at 8:03 PM, Scott Kallen <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Hey, folks.
>>>
>>>>> Just from lurking in the group, I'm learning tons so thanks!
>>>
>>>>> We're considering a combination of PhoneGap and JQTouch for our
>>>>> project and there is a question that I'm not sure about and I
>>>>> figure this is the place to ask it.
>>>
>>>>> When you create an app using PhoneGap, does it compile your HTML/JS
>>>>> into it, making it static or does PhoneGap merely act as a
>>>>> (greatly) enhanced browser, allowing you to update your app as
>>>>> needed by changing the code on your server?
>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance...
>>>
>>>>> Scott.
>>>
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