B4a vs. HTML5

[SteveBee]

Hi guys - I've only just dipped my toe into Android app land - I developed a proof-of-concept item a few months ago. But now things are being revisited and there is a push on for a multi-platform solution (principally to include iOs), and I'm being asked to drop B4a and swap to HTML5.

Any thoughts or comments, for my education ?

(BTW The app will be a database client, accessing and updating via web services : basically lists & forms)

Tx
Steve

 

[bluedude]

For just db type of apps. would be fine to use JQMobile. If you need some of the hardware of the device (camera, phone etc.) you need to stick to B4A.

Another approach could be a hybrid app. where you do the minimum of UI design in the native app. but just use that one to display a webview with for example JQMobile pages.

You could use JSInterface to pass some hardware parameters.

Advantage is that all UI will still work on other platforms although it would need specific tweaking.