Abstract: The demand for cross platform mobile development is constantly growing in the market. The basic need for programmers on any platform is compatibility. There are various cross-browser tools that will take any developer a long way in creating flexible apps that stand the compatibility test such as Whoop, Mosync, Phonegap, Appcelator etc. Phonegap is one of the most developer friendly tools present in the market which provide a good range of native APIs and platforms. This paper deals with the available approaches of building a cross-platform application using phonegap.

Keywords: PhoneGap, PhoneGap APIs, native APIs.