Testing a Web application with an emulator

Question

i am currently a mobile web application with jquery mobile. Is there a way of testing the application with an emulator that works for ipad, ios, blackberry, android, symbian and other major os on my local machine without connecting to the internet or using a real phone or hardware.

Answer 1

1. To avoid connecting to the internet: run your server on localhost
2. To avoid using actual hardware, use the emulators that come with the SDKs for the platforms you're interested in. But at first, just use the computer browser; I'd recommend Safari, as it is based on WebKit, like iOS and Android use.