Content not rendering - Phonegap

[kameshwaris112]

Hi,

I've been trying to build an app using AEM Apps, and I'm facing few challenges here.

1. I could build the Geometrixx Outdoors App, which is present by default, and also install it on both the emulator and a mobile device - it was working fine on both the environments. But. when I make modifications to the same application - like deleting a few pages in it (/content/phonegap/app/en) - I could see the modifications on the web browser. But, these changes could not be reflected onto the app which was built after the changes were made. As a result, I could not see the changes reflected on either the emulator or the mobile device. I was curious to know why it was happening like this.

2. Almost on the similar line, when I created a custom app using AEM Apps. I could see the content on the web browser (localhost:6100/content/phonegap/app/page.html) but not on the emulator. I can only see a white screen after the app gets loaded. Why is it happening like this ?

[kautuk_sahni]

Hi kameshwaris112

Please go through the article mentioned in the link :- https://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/aem/6-0/develop/mobile/apps/mobile-phonegap.html (Moving application to publishing instance).

Apart from this i would share some reference link that you can follow to create your own apps:

Link:-  https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud-Apps/aem-phonegap-starter-kit

Link:- https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/using/creating-mobile-aem.html

I will try to dig more into the behavior mentioned by you.

Thanks and Regards

Kautuk Sahni

[kautuk_sahni · Accepted solution]

Hi kameshwaris112

Please go through the article mentioned in the links mentioned is last post.

Apart from above mentioned, i am shearing with you a video session showcasing "Mobile app development and content management with AEM".

Link:- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-summit-2014/technical-session-mobile-app-development-and-content-man...

And apart from this, there is very good blog post by smacdonald2008 :- http://scottsdigitalcommunity.blogspot.in/2013/11/creating-android-phonegap-application.html (Creating an Android PhoneGap 1.x application)

I Hope this will help you.

Thanks and Regards

Kautuk Sahni

[kameshwaris112]

kautuksahni wrote...

Hi kameshwaris112

Please go through the article mentioned in the links mentioned is last post.

Apart from above mentioned, i am shearing with you a video session showcasing "Mobile app development and content management with AEM".

Link:- http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-summit-2014/technical-session-mobile-app-development-and-content-man...

And apart from this, there is very good blog post by smacdonald2008 :- http://scottsdigitalcommunity.blogspot.in/2013/11/creating-android-phonegap-application.html (Creating an Android PhoneGap 1.x application)

I Hope this will help you.

Thanks and Regards

Kautuk Sahni

Hi Kautuk,
            Thank you for those helpful links. My understanding on AEM Apps has improved only after I've gone through each of those links. I still have few questions regarding the working and creation of an app, though. 
1. I wanted to know what does shell do under the folder structure "/content/phonegap/geometrixx-outdoors". Should I manually enter the property values for each property under the nodes there ? Is there a way I can create nodes there (/content/phonegap/geometrixx-outdoors) using the Touch UI ?

2. Why am I not able to create an app in the page "http://localhost:6100/aem/apps.html/content/phonegap" ? As and when I click the '+' symbol on the page I can only create a folder, and a folder within that and so on, so forth. Why is it happening like this ?

Thanks and Regards,
Kameshwari.