Intel XDK provides the best development solution for creating cross platform mobile apps using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Its the best way for web developers to create mobile apps. Here is a series of tutorial to learn Intel XDK from scratch.
HTML5 Mobile App Development Using Intel XDK
Cross-platform mobile application development is a technique of writing single codebase for apps that will be in the end installed and used in differe ...Continue Reading
Debugging Intel XDK APPs
In this tutorial I will show you how to debug Intel XDK apps while running it in emulator or real device. It doesn't matter what kind of app you are b ...Continue Reading
Building Intel XDK APP for Adhoc and App Store
I have created a video on how to test Intel XDK app on real device using Adhoc build and then once your app is ready how you can publish your app to A ...Continue Reading
Intel XDK Programming Guide to Background Execution
One of the most confusing and tough topics of mobile application development is executing code and accessing hardware components like Microphone, Blue ...Continue Reading
Launch Browser Inside Intel XDK App
With just one line of code you can open browser inside a Intel XDK app.//Parameters: //1. Url of the website. //2&3. Portrait X and Y positio ...Continue Reading
Sending SMS using Intel XDK
With just one line of code you can send SMS using Intel XDKintel.xdk.device.sendSMS("Message from QNimate", "8608654421");This function ac ...Continue Reading
Preventing Device From Sleeping Using Intel XDK
With just one line of code we can prevent device from sleeping. It doesn't matter if the device is plugged in or not.intel.xdk.device.managePowe ...Continue Reading
Find Internet Connection Type Using Intel XDK
Here is the JavaScript code snippet to find the Internet connection type in an Intel XDK app.document.addEventListener("intel.xdk.devic ...Continue Reading
Retrieve Device Information Using Intel XDK
Device information includes mobile operating system name, mobile phone model and webview browser. Some times it might be necessary to find this inform ...Continue Reading
Intercepting Android Back Button In Intel XDK
When you are creating a Intel XDK app you are likely to develop a multipage app. A multipage app can have multiple HTML files each indicating a page o ...Continue Reading
Intel XDK Copy to Clipboard
Text can be programmatically copied into clipboard by just one line of codeintel.xdk.device.copyToClipboard("This is the text in clipboard"); ...Continue Reading
Launch Default Browser using Intel XDK
You can switch from current application to browser application by just one line of code//pass the url of the website. intel.xdk.device.launchEx ...Continue Reading
Change Viewport Width using Intel XDK
Suppose you have developed you app layout for 320 pixels width. If users are using your app on other small or large viewport then your app's UI may br ...Continue Reading
Install or Run a App using Intel XDK
With just one line of code you can install or run an applicationRunning or Installing Android app//Parameters: app name, protocol handler, ap ...Continue Reading
Signing Intel XDK Generated Android App
To release a app into Google play store you need to sign the Android apk file. If you are using Intel XDK to build a app then its very easy to sign th ...Continue Reading
Retrieve Viewport Height and Width In Intel XDK
Viewport height and width of the application on same device changes according to the orientation of the app. Therefore we will first need to detect th ...Continue Reading
Displaying Alert Box In Intel XDK
A Intel XDK alert box is a popup box that is used to inform user about something. Alert box has only one button and when its clicked the alert box clo ...Continue Reading
Displaying Confirmation Box In Intel XDK
Before we learn about Intel XDK confirm box let's first see what a alert box is and how it is different from confirm box. A Intel XDK alert box is a p ...Continue Reading
Display Loading Indicator In Status Bar using Intel XDK
Many times you would have seen a loading indicator in status bar while using a app. This indicator is used to convey to user about something been down ...Continue Reading
Playing Beep Sound using Intel XDK
A beep sound can be used to notify a user about a incoming chat message while the user is chatting with someone else. It can be used for many other ca ...Continue Reading
Vibrating Phone using Intel XDK
You can vibrate phone using Intel XDK by just one line of codedocument.addEventListener("intel.xdk.device.ready",function(){ ...Continue Reading
Integrating Youtube in Intel XDK APPs
In this tutorial I will show you how you can embed youtube videos in your Intel XDK app and also how to use youtube search API.Embedding Youtube V ...Continue Reading
Create a Barcode Scanner Application using Intel XDK and PHP
In this tutorial we will learn Intel XDK barcode API. Before we proceed with building a application using Intel XDK barcode API we first need to learn ...Continue Reading
Using Intel XDK Find if App is Running in Emulator or Device
We can easily find if the app is currently running in emulator or device by the below code snippetdocument.addEventListener("intel.xdk.device.re ...Continue Reading
Disable Copy and Paste in Phonegap
While this snippet of CSS you can easily disable copy/paste in phonegap app:* { -webkit-user-select: none; -khtml-user-select: none; -moz-us ...Continue Reading
Push Notifications in Intel XDK using pushMobi
In this tutorial I will show you how to implement cross platform push notifications in Intel XDK app. In this tutorial I will show how to integrate pu ...Continue Reading
Push Notification in Intel XDK using Push Plugin
In this tutorial I will show how to integrate push notification in a Cordova Hybrid apps. Intel XDK legacy apps use pushMobi webservice to integrate p ...Continue Reading
Working with File System using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will introduce you to APIs using which you can work with the device filesystem. Filesystem APIs will help you create audio, images, ...Continue Reading
Uploading Files and Showing Progress using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will create a sample app which uploads a file to webserver using Intel XDK file upload API and also shows the percentage of file up ...Continue Reading
Downloading Files and Showing Progress using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will show you how to download files using Intel XDK and also show the download progress.To achieve this functionality we don't ...Continue Reading
Create a Camera App using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will introduce you to Intel XDK camera API. We will be creating an sample application which lets you take a picture using camera or ...Continue Reading
Accessing User Phone Contacts using Intel XDK
Every phone has a native default contact application which maintains phone numbers, address, emails and names. Intel XDK allows applications to access ...Continue Reading
Encrypting Local Data In Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will show how to secure your local data by encrypting. Encrypting local data is important for every apps perspective.Securing C ...Continue Reading
Create a Music Player App using Intel XDK
In this tutorial we will look at Intel XDK's Audio APIs. Most apps require sound to be played therefore exploring this API is very important. In this ...Continue Reading
Turn On Flashlight using Intel XDK
Intel XDK and Cordova doesn't provide any built in API to toggle flashlight on/off. We need to use Flashlight plugin toggle flashlight in Intel XDK. ...Continue Reading
Record Microphone Audio using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will show you how to record audio using microphone in Intel XDK.Including Cordova Capture PluginIntel XDK doesn't provide ...Continue Reading
Record Video using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will show you how to record video using built in camera in Intel XDK.Including Cordova Capture PluginIntel XDK doesn’t pr ...Continue Reading
Playing Videos in Intel XDK APP
In this tutorial we will look at Intel XDK’s Video player APIs. Most apps require video to be played therefore exploring this API is very important. ...Continue Reading
Authenticating using Touch ID in Intel XDK
From iPhone 5S onwards Apple introduced fingerprint scanner which lets applications verify if the user is the phone owner. In future Apple may allow a ...Continue Reading
Hide Status Bar In Intel XDK
With just few lines of code you can hide status bar in Intel XDK//event is fired when all Intel XDK apis are loaded. document.addEventListener( ...Continue Reading
In this tutorial I will show you how to create sharing buttons for Intel XDK app. Sharing buttons are necessary if you want your app users to share so ...Continue Reading
Local Database Storage using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will show you how to use HTML5 IndexedDB storage in Intel XDK APP. We will also see how to provide an support for non-HTML5 browse ...Continue Reading
Intel XDK Geolocation Tutorial
In this tutorial I will show you how to find user's current location using JavaScript in Intel XDK app. Applications like Facebook messenger, Google M ...Continue Reading
Intel XDK Orientation Guide
In this tutorial I will show you how you can lock your Intel XDK apps orientation and also detect the current orientation.Locking Orientationi ...Continue Reading
Create a Feed Reader App using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will show you how to build a RSS Feed Reader app using Intel XDK. I will show you how to design a feed reader app using Intel's APP ...Continue Reading
Create a Password Manager App using Intel XDK
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a password manager app using Intel XDK. For designing the app we will use Intel App Framework and for e ...Continue Reading
Integrate Google Analytics in Intel XDK APP
Google Analytics is the World's best website analytics platform. You can also integrate Google Analytics in Intel XDK apps to find usage information o ...Continue Reading
Create a Intel XDK APP with PHP and MySQL Backend
PHP and MySQL are most popular backend technologies ever. 82% of mobile apps using PHP and MySQL as their backend server. In this tutorial we will see ...Continue Reading
Create a Chat App using Intel XDK and XMPP
Chat apps are becoming very popular among users. Learning the overall architecture of a chat app is important for developers. In this tutorial I will ...Continue Reading
Create a Mobile app using Intel XDK and Ionic Framework
In this tutorial we will see how to build a cross-platform mobile app using Intel XDK platform and Ionic framework. Intel XDK is the best platform for ...Continue Reading
Twitter Login in Intel XDK APP using ngCordovaOauth
Twitter Login is a form of single sign-on using existing login information from Twitter by creating a new login account if doesn't already exist speci ...Continue Reading
Integrating Local Notifications in Intel XDK
I have written a tutorial for SitePoint on how to integrate Local notifications in a Cordova App built using Cordova CLI. The same instructions also a ...Continue Reading
Storing Data Locally in a Intel XDK App
I wrote an article on how to store data locally in cordova based apps. As Intel XDK builds cordova apps therefore the technique is same for Intel XDK ...Continue Reading
