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How to build APK (signed) from hybrid app made in Framework7

I've experience in building native android applications. But I'm completely new to hybrid application development and Would like to use Framework7.

I'm starting to use it. I don't know how to build the project and get an install-able file (or for distribution in playstore).

Any help is appreciated.

Solution

  • Cordova is a good way to start.

    When I used to develop Hybrid apps, Cordova was the way to generate APKs.

    I really enjoyed it, since it has a lot of Plugins, like FireBase Cloud Messaging Plugin to receive notifications within your hybrid App. It's more than a simple WebView App.

    Apache Cordova is an open-source mobile development framework. It allows you to use standard web technologies - HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for cross-platform development. Applications execute within wrappers targeted to each platform, and rely on standards-compliant API bindings to access each device's capabilities such as sensors, data, network status, etc.

    Use Apache Cordova if you are:

    • a mobile developer and want to extend an application across more than one platform, without having to re-implement it with each platform's language and tool set.
    • a web developer and want to deploy a web app that's packaged for
      distribution in various app store portals.
    • a mobile developer interested in mixing native application components with a WebView (special browser window) that can access device-level APIs, or if you want to develop a plugin interface between native and WebView components.

    Here are all the steps needed to start with Cordova https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/cli/index.html

    Also, I used to follow these steps to generate a signed APK so it's possible to launch it on Google Play. How do I put my cordova application on the android play store?