Creating & managing PhoneGap apps - per platform notes

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Blackberry OS 7

• PhoneGap platform notes

Compile

• Navigate to the project directory: cd \PhoneGap\com.serco.saynotoolkit
• Compile with ant blackberry build

Deploy to a device

• BB7 supports OTA installation, so copy the files from C:\PhoneGap\com.serco.saynotoolkit\build\OTAInstall to somewhere web accessible
• Navigate to the .jad file in the browser on the device http://mydomain.com/install/SayNoToolkit.jad

Blackberry OS 10

• PhoneGap platform notes

Create a new project:

• cordova create net.saynotoolkit.net.bb10 net.saynotoolkit.net.bb10
• cd net.saynotoolkit.net.bb10
• cordova platform add blackberry10
• cordova build

Configure for signing

• Sign up for keys, download them, and save where suggested for your OS
• Setup signing: blackberry-keytool -genkeypair -storepass <keystore password> -author "Total Onion"

Depoly to Emulator

• Add an emulator to the project platforms\blackberry10\cordova\target.bat add emu 169.254.0.1 -t simulator
• Deploy to emulator cordova emulate blackberry10

Deploy to a device

• On the device go to settings
• Navigate to the Security and Privacy → Development Mode section and enable the option
• Set a password, and note the IP given
• Navigate to Settings → About → Hardware, and make a note of the PIN
• Run the target to add it to your setup: platforms\blackberry10\cordova\target.bat add mydevice 169.254.0.1 -t device --password 123456 --pin FFFF972E

Deploy an existing bar file to a device

• Install the App Manager Chrome Extension
• Open it, and put in the IP address following the instructions on the page
• Click to manage that device
• Select the .bar file and click to install & launch

Create a release build

• cordova build --release --keystorepass=

Windows Phone 8 / 8.1

Deploy Windows Phone to a testing device:

• Start Visual Studio 2013
• Tools -> Windows Phone 8.1 -> Application Deployment
• Make sure the phone is connected via USB and unlocked
• Select "Device" in the "Target"
• Select the xap file and select deploy

Signing for enterprise:

To deploy for enterprise the app must be signed with the clients pfx certificate:

• Install the Windows 8 SDK
• Navigate to %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0\Tools\XapSignTool\xapsigntool
• Sign with xapsigntool sign /v /signtool "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\bin\x86" /f [certificate.pfx] /p [password] [app.xap] https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/5.1.1/guide/platforms/win8/packaging.html