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Use Crosswalk With Ionic Framework Android Apps

October 22, 2014
Nic Raboy

It is no secret, that many Android devices handle web pages poorly. Unless you have Android 4.4, your device is using whatever proprietary browser your manufacturer has decided to give you. The lucky ones who are running Android 4.4 tend to have higher end Nexus or Motorola devices.

This isn’t the end of the road for your hybrid development journeys. Using Crosswalk in your application replaces the default web runtime with the runtime 4.4 users are already enjoying. The best part is that this will work with Apache Cordova, Phonegap, and Ionic Framework. For the sake of this article I’m going to aim it towards Cordova and Ionic Framework, but Phonegap should be pretty similar.

October 16, 2014
Nic Raboy

One of my Twitter followers recently asked me if I could write an article regarding Google Maps and Ionic Framework. I am always up to learning and sharing things, so I’ve taken on this challenge.

The following will get you a fresh Ionic project with geolocation and a fancy Google Map.

October 13, 2014
Nic Raboy

Storing or syncing data remotely is often a need in modern apps. This generation is all about the cloud and how to be a part of it. Ionic Framework is a great way to make hybrid cross platform mobile Android and iOS applications, but how about sharing data between them? Dropbox is one of a few cloud storage services that happens to have great APIs and documentation.

The following won’t necessarily show you the best way for syncing data in Ionic Framework using Dropbox’s Datastore API, but it will show you how I did it with success.

October 11, 2014
Nic Raboy

In a previous article I explained how to use Font Awesome glyph icons in your native Android application. Ionic Framework ships with IonicIcons included, but what if you wanted to include Font Awesome or any other font for that matter?

The following will show you how to include Font Awesome into your Android and iOS Ionic Framework project.

October 10, 2014
Nic Raboy

OTP Safe for Android and iOS has just been released in the Google Play and iTunes app stores. OTP Safe makes use of the time-based one-time password (TOTP) algorithm common for two-factor authentication (2FA) for websites and other applications.

This mobile app, like Snapper for Digital Ocean, was created using AngularJS and Ionic Framework.

October 9, 2014
Nic Raboy

The developers at Ionic Framework are constantly releasing updates to both their CLI and base install. With great new features and fixes in every release, you’re going to find yourself wanting to upgrade frequently. But how does one do this? As of right now there is no magical all in one ionic update command.

These are the steps to update your CLI and base library for a given project.

September 30, 2014
Nic Raboy

Most smart phones on the market have at least one camera if not two. You may want to leverage these cameras to make the next Instagram or SnapChat type application. Lucky for us, the native Android and iOS camera can be easily accessed using Ionic Framework and the AngularJS extension set, ngCordova.

The following will help you add camera functionality into your latest creation.