Use The Device Camera In An Ionic 2 Android And iOS App

As I continue to port my Ionic Framework tutorials to Ionic 2, I figured it was time to discuss how to make use of the device camera within an application. There are often needs to obtain pictures within an application. Maybe you’re creating an application like Imgur, or maybe you just want to be able to obtain a profile picture. Like I mentioned, I had written a camera tutorial a few years back on how to use the camera in an Ionic Framework application.

This time around we’re going to see how to snap pictures within an Ionic 2 Android and iOS mobile application.

Add Touch ID Authentication To An Ionic Mobile App

So you want to take advantage of your iOS devices touch id functionality? I don’t blame you because I find my iPad Air 2’s fingerprint reader incredibly useful. Previously I wrote about using touch id for authentication with Ionic Framework 1, but with Ionic 2 being all the rage now, I figured we were due for an update.

We’re going to see how to authenticate our Ionic 2 application using the iOS touch id features and Angular.

Use Google Analytics In An Ionic Android And iOS App

If you’re making a great app chances are you’re going to want to know who else thinks its great. This an be determined by how many people are using your application, what they are doing within the application, or how long they are using your application for. This data can be tracked in iOS and Android using Google Analytics. We are lucky enough to be able to use Google Analytics within an Ionic 2 mobile application.

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog you’ll know I wrote about using Google Analytics in an Ionic Framework 1 application. This time we’re going to see how to use Google Analytics in an Ionic 2 application with Angular.

Add Barcode Scanning Functionality To Your Ionic App

Being able to scan a barcode is a convenient way to share bits of data. Whether you’re using QR codes to share contact information or traditional barcodes for product information, being able to scan an image is more convenient than either entering a long code or similar.

Previously I wrote about scanning barcodes using Ionic Framework 1, but with Ionic 2 being all the rage I thought it would be worth revisiting for Angular.

Webinar Series: Building A CEA2N And NativeScript Application

Today I have finished the final episode of a five-part webinar series on the subject of Couchbase, Express Framework, Angular, and Node.js (CEA2N) application development. This webinar series has been going on for the past five weeks where each week I covered a new topic relative to the stack leading up to a NativeScript mobile application.

Each episode of this webinar was recorded and can be viewed for free here. This is some premium content!

An episode breakdown and project source code can be seen below.

Share Things On Social Media Via An Ionic Mobile App

Recently one of my subscribers asked me if I could refresh the social media sharing article that I wrote for Ionic Framework 1 to work with Ionic 2. Since I’m already in the process of rewriting all my posts to Ionic 2, I figured now is a good time to do so.

In case you hadn’t seen my previous post, it is still worth checking out. In either scenario, the goal we’re going to accomplish here is sharing messages, images, and links via social media outlets on Android and iOS within an Ionic 2 mobile app that uses Angular.

Monetize With Google Admob In An Ionic Mobile App

So you made a shiny new app and want to earn some money from it. The paid revenue model may not be the best fit for you, so instead you might want to consider ads. The more popular Google Admob solution makes advertising incredibly simple and best of all it can be used within an Ionic 2 Android and iOS application.

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog, you’ll know that I wrote about using Admob in an Ionic Framework 1 mobile app a while back. Things have changed since then, both in the framework and the particular plugin used.