Mobile App Development with Ionic, Revised Edition

Chris Griffith - 2017

Overview

Discover how to create app store-ready hybrid applications using Ionic, a framework built upon Apache Cordova and Angular. This updated guide demonstrates the use of Ionic’s tools and services for developing apps with HTML, CSS, and TypeScript, offering an alternative to platform-specific solutions for Android, iOS, and Windows Universal.

The book provides a step-by-step approach to Ionic’s UI components, enabling the construction of three distinct cross-platform mobile applications. It is suitable for developers new to the framework or those familiar with Ionic 1, catering to beginner, intermediate, and advanced skill levels.

Who it's for

• Web developers new to hybrid app development.
• Developers looking to build cross-platform applications.
• Intermediate and advanced developers seeking to expand their Ionic knowledge.

Key features

• Understand hybrid mobile app concepts and basic Ionic application structure.
• Learn how Ionic integrates Apache Cordova, Angular, and TypeScript.
• Build a Firebase-enabled to-do app for multi-client data storage.
• Develop a tab-based National Park explorer app with Google Maps.
• Create a weather app using Darksky and Google’s GeoCode APIs.
• Explore debugging, testing, and app deployment to native stores.
• Learn about creating Progressive Web Apps with Ionic.