
Prepare for hybrid mobile app development with Ionic by gaining familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics, the command line, and tools, then follow step-by-step setup, build, and test guidance.
Discover how to build three hybrid apps, including a weather app and a National Parks guide, by using provided code and downloading the source from GitHub to set up locally.
Explore how to bootstrap a blank Ionic app, choose templates, and configure Cordova elements. Understand the project structure, plugins, and iOS setup to build Ionic apps.
Run ionic serve to start a local development server and preview your app in a browser, showing how it runs on iOS and Android with live reload to auto-refresh changes.
Update park list and detail templates in an Ionic app, using ion-item with thumbnail left and chevron right, ng-repeat for parks, and links to #/tab/parks/:id displaying park.name, park.state, and park.image.
Configure the Ionic config provider to hide the back button text and center the title globally, then customize colors with Sass and enable a Leaflet map on the detail screen.
Test and deploy your Ionic app on an Android device by enabling developer options, USB debugging, and using Chrome remote inspection to debug on device.
In this Hybrid Mobile App Development with Ionic training course, expert author Chris Griffith will teach you how to use the Ionic framework to create hybrid mobile applications. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with mobile app development is required.
You will start by learning how to build apps with the Ionic framework. From there, Chris will teach you how to build a to do application, a weather app, and a national park guide app. This video tutorial will then teach you how to debug and test Ionic applications, including working with emulators, testing on iOS and Android devices, and using Ionic view. Finally, you will finish up your Ionic application by preparing it for submission, code signing for iOS and Android, and generating app icons and splash screens.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will have learned how to build hybrid mobile applications with the Ionic framework. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.