Building HTML5 Mobile Apps with Tiggzi Using Parse Back-end Services [Webinar recording]

Tiggzi, the Cloud-based Mobile App Builder at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona

We are going to be at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 27 - March 1, 2012. Stop by our stand and learn how incredibly easy it is to build HTML5, jQuery Mobile, PhoneGap, and REST mobile apps using Tiggzi, the cloud-based mobile app builder. If you want, BYOR (Bring Your Own REST) and we will build a mobile app using your REST service.

Join WAC and Exadel for a Beer

At the event? Join WAC ((Wholesale Applications Community) and Exadel for a beer or two.

Tiggzi Mobile App Builder - What’s New in Docs

We recently updated a number of help documents. Here is a summary of what has been updated:

• Roadmap and Release Notes - we promise to keep them up to date from now on!
• Building a Mobile App Connected to Parse.com Mobile Backend
• Using Video component
• Using Camera component
• Using Geolocation component
• Building and running iOS app on a mobile device
• Creating a dynamic drop down list with jQuery

As always, if you have any questions or would like to cover a topic in a new tutorial, let us know on the forum, on Twitter, Facebook, email, or right here.

Mapping the Tools in the Mobile Development Ecosystem - And How Tiggzi Mobile App Builder Fits In

ReadWriteMobile has posted an interesting Infographic created by Kinvey mapping the current mobile ecosystem (click on image to view larger version):

(Image source: http://kinvey.com/images/kinvey_backend-as-a-service_mobileecosystem_2100px.png)

First of all thanks to Kinvey for creating this wonderful map and including Tiggzi in it (blue Mobile SDK line). Tiggzi could actually span 3 different lines: BaaS, Mobile SDK and Mobile API. Tiggzi is a cloud-based HTML5 mobile app builder, so it’s not exactly a mobile SDK. In fact, the technology under the hood is HTML, JavaScript and jQuery Mobile. For hybrid apps, the app can be wrapped in PhoneGap, which also provides access to native device features. So, there is no really “custom” SDK.

Second, from the builder it’s incredibly easy to consume any REST API (yellow Mobile API line). Tiggzi comes with a pretty nice REST services console where any service can be tested. From the same console, the REST service response (structure) can be automatically created. Once the service is defined, it is mapped to jQuery Mobile UI using a visual mapper (UI to service input, service output to UI).

Thirdly, as most BaaS services (orange line) are exposed as REST, HTML5 mobile app built in Tiggzi, can easily connect and use those services.

Lastly, and maybe the most important point is how incredibly fast you can build apps. It sort of all makes sense.. you got cloud-based mobile backend (exposed as REST) and cloud-based app builder to build the apps. It sounds simple.. but a really elegant picture.

This perfectly describes Tiggzi. Tiggzi is cloud-based builder for creating HTML5, jQuery Mobile, PhoneGap, and RESTful mobile apps.

Originally posted: http://mkblog.exadel.com/2012/02/mapping-the-tools-in-the-mobile-development-ecosystem-and-how-tiggzi-mobile-app-builder-fits-in/.

Webinar: Building HTML5 Mobile Apps with Tiggzi using Parse Backend Services

Join our interactive webinar to learn how to build an HTML5 mobile app in Tiggzi Mobile App Builder using back-end services provided by Parse. We will create and define mobile services we set up on Parse that are exposed via REST. Then, we will build an HTML5 app in Tiggzi and show how to connect the app to these Parse REST services using a visual data mapper. Attendees will be able to try the app on their devices as it’s being built.

When: Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/294792825

I Love Tiggzi

From a Tiggzi user:

Exporting And Building PhoneGap App for iOS

One of the really great features in Tiggzi mobile app builder is that you can quickly export the app as mobile Web, Android or iOS:

For Android, you can get a ready for the app market binary file (Release binary). Just take the file and upload it to Android Market. It’s that simple. You can watch a webinar where an app is built, exported for Android and published.

iOS is little bit more involved (Apple requires to provide your developer information to build). There are two ways to go about it. First, export the app as xCode project and then follow the steps outlined in this guide to build the app.

A second option is to use PhoneGap Build cloud service.

We are working on adding functionality where you will be able to build iOS app inside Tiggzi.

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