Mobile Dev Weekly Issue 109: May 25, 2016

May 25, 2016 #109

Peter Cooper recommends

AMP + Progressive Web Apps: Start Fast, Stay Engaged — At Google I/O, Alex Russell looked at using the Google-backed AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) approach to build fast progressive Web apps.
Alex Russell

Holly Schinsky recommends

Google's Ambitious Project to Remake the Mobile Web — Google is embarking on a large project that could boost the speed of mobile websites.
Fortune

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Which Mobile Option Should You Choose? — Should you use the mobile web, hybrid, hybrid/native, JavaScript native, cross compiled or native for your next mobile app?
Brian Rinaldi

Brian Rinaldi recommends

The Mobile Web Is Open for Business — An overview of the mobile web announcements that were made at Google I/O by Rahul Roy-chowdhury, VP Product Management, Chrome. Here's the full video, if you prefer.
Google

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Brian Rinaldi recommends

Android Instant Apps and the Web — At I/O, Google announced “Android Instant Apps” which allows a form of deep linking to an app without installing, but Peter Gasston doesn’t think they add much value over the web.
Peter Gasston

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Regressive Web Apps — Jeremy argues that by focusing too much on the app part, many progressive web apps represent a return to the ‘m-dot’ days.
Jeremy Keith

Peter Cooper recommends

Menus, Sharing, and Dynamic CSS Classes in AMP — A look at new AMP tags supporting accordions, social sharing, sidebars, and more.
Accelerated Mobile Pages Project

Peter Cooper recommends

Bringing Seamless Checkouts to The Mobile Web — From Google I/O comes a talk looking at the PaymentRequest API, a W3C API that could eliminate checkout forms and standardize payment collection.
Google I/O

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Google Loves The Mobile Web So Much It Put The Chrome Team Under Its Search Boss — According to Recode, Google recently shifted the Chrome browser division under the SVP in charge of search and devoted more sessions at I/O to the mobile web than any other subject.
Mark Bergen

Chris Brandrick recommends

WTF are Progressive Web Apps? — Google claim publishers can get all the benefits of the mobile web with all the functionality of mobile apps thanks to Progressive Web Apps.
Garett Sloabe

Brian Rinaldi recommends

The Importance Of URLs — Are you a real progressive web app if you choose to show the URL bar? Do we lose something important if we choose to hide the URL bar?
Stuart Langridge

Brian Rinaldi recommends

On URLs in Progressive Web Apps — A response to the Stuart Langridge post, this post discusses how Opera chooses to handle the URL bar for a progressive web app.
Bruce Lawson

Holly Schinsky recommends

PhoneGap Day EU Workshop — An essentials workshop using the Star Track app with lessons on how to implement important mobile concepts.
PhoneGap Day EU Essentials Workshop

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Moving from Vanilla JavaScript to Angular 2 in NativeScript — The differences between building a mobile app in NativeScript using vanilla JavaScript or TypeScript versus using Angular 2.
Nic Raboy

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Tabris.js 1.8 is here — New features including grid mode for CollectionView, customized line spacing on TextView and more.
Gosia Mitros

Holly Schinsky recommends

Ionic 2: Fixing Date Inputs for the Mobile Web — Dealing with datetime values in your hybrid mobile apps built with Ionic.
The Official Ionic Blog

Holly Schinsky recommends

Phonegap Day EU 2016 RECAP — A recap containing highlights and resources from PhoneGap Day EU 2016.
Eekay.nl

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Angular 2 NativeScript Vs. React Native — A balanced look at the key differences between building native mobile apps with JavaScript using Angular 2 and NativeScript or React Native.
Itay Herskovits

Holly Schinsky recommends

Apps Crashing with phonegap-plugin-push and Google Play Services 9.0.0 — An explanation of the push plugin issue with Google Play Services 9.0.0.
Simon MacDonald

Holly Schinsky recommends

PGDayEUWs 2016: Demo of Hybrid/Native iOS and Android apps with PhoneGap — Sample showing how to create Hybrid/Native iOS and Android apps with PhoneGap.
Anis Kadri/Eddy Verbruggen