Add Pin Code Unlock To Your Ionic Framework App

September 14, 2014 Nic Raboy

I currently have a few Ionic Framework Android and iOS applications on the market. A common request for these apps have been to have a pin code unlock feature for extra security.

Use Font Awesome Shapes In Pixelmator

September 10, 2014 Nic Raboy

If you’re like me, Font Awesome somehow gets included in all of your projects. The graphics are crisp, and look great in all your artwork and applications. My go-to graphic editor is Pixelmator for Mac, and it lets you use Font Awesome with very little effort.

The following will show you how to add re-usable Font Awesome shapes to Pixelmator for use in any project.

Handling Apache Cordova Events With Ionic Framework

September 9, 2014 Nic Raboy

There will often come a scenario where you need to determine when your application enters the device background and comes back into the foreground. For example, let’s say we wanted to require a password every time the application is shown. We would need to listen for when the application enters the foreground.

Lucky for us, we can make use of the Apache Cordova event listeners to accomplish this task.

Making iOS In-App Purchases With Ionic Framework

September 5, 2014 Nic Raboy

I recently did a post on how to accomplish in-app purchases in Android with Ionic Framework, so this will compliment things from an iOS perspective. Freemium is the new normal for mobile apps. It allows people to download your app for free, but charge them for certain features.

The following should get you started with in-app purchases in your Ionic iOS application.

Create An RSS Reader Using AngularJS And Ionic Framework

September 4, 2014 Nic Raboy

This article was designed to help you apply your knowledge of AngularJS and Ionic Framework and create a functional app rather than learn new concepts.

This tutorial should help you with the following concepts:

• Make use of the AngularJS $http service for handling HTTP requests
• Cache HTTP response data on the device for usage offline
• Create data lists in Ionic Framework
• Open external URLs with the Apache Cordova InAppBrowser plugin

Parse An XML Response With PHP

September 1, 2014 Nic Raboy

If you’re like me, you find XML a real pain to deal with, but yet it still seems to exist with various web services. If you’re using Android or AngularJS, these frameworks can’t process XML out of the box, but they can JSON.

With the assistance of a PHP powered web server, you can easily transform the nasty XML responses you get into something more usable like JSON.

Make HTTP Requests In Android And iOS With Ionic Framework

August 31, 2014 Nic Raboy

As a modern developer, at some point in time you’re going to find yourself needing to work with a RESTful API. You’re going to need to make HTTP requests to get data into your app or even change data on a remote database.

Lucky for us, making HTTP requests with Ionic Framework is a heck of a lot easier than making them with native code.

The following will show you how to make GET requests for JSON data at some fictional API endpoint. It is for Ionic Framework 1. If you’re looking for how to make HTTP requests using Ionic 2, check here.