sintaxi/phonegap
access core functions on Android, iPhone and Blackberry using JavaScript observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6604
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1466
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2103 stars · 1245 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PhoneGap is a mobile development framework that lets web developers access native device features (camera, GPS, accelerometer, contacts, etc.) on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Symbian through a unified JavaScript API. It is the original project that later became Apache Cordova.
Use cases
- build mobile apps with html css and javascript
- access phone camera from javascript
- get gps location in a web-based mobile app
- read device contacts from a webview app
- play sounds and vibrate the phone from javascript
- write one codebase for iphone and android
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy hybrid mobile app built on early PhoneGap/Cordova
- studying the history of hybrid mobile development
When to avoid
- starting a new mobile project - use modern alternatives like Capacitor, React Native, or Flutter
- needing actively maintained native bridge APIs
- requiring official support or security updates
Facets
framework · maturity abandoned
mobile-framework sdk gui mobile-development cross-platform web-development cross-platform hybrid-apps cordova-predecessor native-bridge html5 legacy android ios javascript mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/sintaxi/phonegap · fetched 2026-08-28 · accdc3f30e2f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sintaxi/phonegap | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="sintaxi/phonegap")
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