Android App Process with Cordova-PhoneGap and Eclipse – from Download to Google Play

The following steps parallel this page for PhoneGap 1.8.x for the most part: http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/30862722/phonegap-android-eclipse-quickstart 

These steps assume you’ve already downloaded and installed Eclipse Classic, Android SDK, and the ADT Plugin, as mentioned in the above web page (which includes links if you haven’t downloaded them).

Set up the Eclipse workspace

Eclipse is the software development kit (SDK) you’ll use to assemble your project, then prepare it for app submission to Google Play or any other Android app store. The final file used in devices ends in “.apk” and this is the software that creates that file.

Uploading your iPhone app with Application Uploader 2.5.1 in Mac OSX Lion

According to the Developer Guide PDF dated 2012-06-13, after the status of our application is “Waiting for Upload,” we are to use Application Loader to upload our binary. However, the Product > Archive and submit process through Organizer still works. This process through Archive is way easier and faster than the App Loader process. But here is the App Loader procedures to follow if you want to take those steps.

Here are the Application Loader instructions online: https://itunesconnect.apple.com/docs/UsingApplicationLoader.pdf

“Waiting for Upload” status

Make sure in your Developer account online that the status of your app is “Waiting for Upload.” This means that you’ve filled in all required fields, including text and images. 

Getting the iOS App to a Tester (Xcode 4.3.2, Mac OSX Lion)

What steps do you follow to get your app out to a tester’s physical iOS device? This article assumes you will have the physical device in hand to plug into your development Mac computer. 

Installing ChildBrowser with Cordova/PhoneGap 1.7.0 (iOS, Mac OSX Lion)

In order to install the latest Cordova PhoneGap 1.7.0 version on my Mac Mini, I needed to upgrade to OSX Lion, then upgrade to Xcode 4.3.2 (both via the Mac App Store). After their installation, I downloaded PhoneGap 1.7.0 from the button at http://www.phonegap.com. Once it downloaded, I double-clicked on the Cordova-1.7.0.dmg file found in my new Downloads/phonegap-phonegap-475bfd2/lib/ios folder.

This is how I recreated my old PhoneGap 1.0.0 project to implement PhoneGap 1.7.0 and ChildBrowser.

NOTE: The ChildBrowser plugin was upgraded when PhoneGap went to Cordova. These notes will not work with Cordova versions of PhoneGap.