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Mobile Apps from TYPO3 TYPO3camp Mallorca 14-16 September 2012 By : Zsolt Molnár and László Bodor
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My session from TYPO3camp Mallorca covering the extension Arxia Mobiles for TYPO3 which allows the generation of mobile applications using the PhoneGap API
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Mobile Apps from TYPO3
TYPO3camp Mallorca14-16 September 2012
By : Zsolt Molnár and László Bodor
László Bodor
➔ TYPO3 since 2007 ➔ Certified TYPO3 Integrator at Arxia➔ M.Sc. in GIS (Geographical
Information Systems)➔ Lacisoft.com/blog➔ Living and working in Cluj
Napoca / Romania➔ Travel & Aviation
Who we are ?
Zsolt Molnár
➔ TYPO3 developer at Arxia➔ Living and working in Cluj
Napoca / Romania➔ Aquarist➔ In love with Asia and snorkeling
Who we are ?
TYPO3camp Mallorca14-16 September 2012
By : Zsolt Molnár and László Bodor
Why ?
Why ?
By 2014, mobile internet should take over desktop internet usage
Image source: http://www.smartinsights.com/mobile-marketing/mobile-marketing-analytics/mobile-marketing-statistics/
Mobiles can't be ignored!
From 4 billion mobiles 1.08 billion are smartphones
Image source: http://www.smartinsights.com/mobile-marketing/mobile-marketing-analytics/mobile-marketing-statistics/
From a customer's perspective
Building separate application for each platform is difficult and expensive
➔ Desktop site
➔ Mobile site
➔ Native Application
From a TYPO3 developer's perspective
➔ The customer➔ Limited development options➔ Cost➔ Available solutions on TYPO3 repository:
➔ Iphone CMS (lp_iphone)➔ Mobile App Factory (mobileappfactory)➔ Several mobile detection plugins
It shouldn't be this hard
PhoneGap
➔ Open source framework➔ Recently bought by Adobe➔ Cross platform mobile apps➔ HTML5, Javascript, CSS➔ phonegap.com
The solution
PhoneGap feature matrix
How PhoneGap works
➔ Mobile website➔ HTML5, JS, CSS➔ Existing knowledge
Phonegap compiles HTML&JS&CSS into native mobile applications
➔ PhoneGap API➔ Build.phonegap.com➔ Hydration
PhoneGap + TYPO3
Use PhoneGap from within TYPO3
Arxia Mobiles
Arxia Mobiles
TYPO3 extension (arx_mobiles)
➔ Beta➔ Extbase➔ TT News➔ Extended with JSON feed➔ Can accommodate other content types
What does it do ?
TYPO3 extension (arx_mobiles)
➔ Define application➔ Customize settings➔ Customize UI➔ TT News Data feed➔ Build Application
Setup
Typoscript Setup
PhoneGap needs a configuration file – config.xml
Domain model
Application Config Platform
Jqm
Icon
Splash
Feature
Author
Preference
Create application
➔ General settings➔ News categories & fields➔ Relations➔ User Interface
Admin module
The build can take a while ...
Two birds with one stone ...
Mobile website with Ripple emulator
You can try it ...
QR Code of the mobile website generated
Mobile applications
Apps can be offered for download to website users
➔ Android➔ IOS (key needed)➔ Blackberry➔ Winphone➔ Symbian➔ WebOS
To App or not to App
Not every website needs an app!
➔ Does my website need a native application ?➔ You could stay in the browser➔ Browser vs Device capabilities
What's next
Sky is the limit!
➔ Endless possibilities➔ Adapt the service to TYPO3 pages and content➔ Local information
Demo
TYPO3camp Mallorca14-16 September 2012
By : Zsolt Molnár and László Bodor
Questions ?
TYPO3camp Mallorca14-16 September 2012
By : Zsolt Molnár and László Bodor
Thank you!
TYPO3camp Mallorca14-16 September 2012
By : Zsolt Molnár and László Bodor
