The mobile application will develop only once and will run on multiple platforms. This is called cross platform mobile app development which is widely used in the mobile application development. In simple words developers can use the cross platform mobile app development process as a tool to develop mobile applications which can be run on multiple platforms and devices.

1. Cross platform mobile development
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2. Why need of Cross Platform ?
On July 2008 Apple’s iPhone was launched in the market and
made a record in the mobile phone market for its overall
success. These thing shows that people like innovative
products and Apple’s founder late Mr. Steve Jobs told that
Mobile phones are not only for communication it is a way of
life. I think Steve had a great perception power to see the
future because what they have started is now become a trend
and most of big brands and companies are now competing
each other in this sector.

3.  When other companies were selling mobile
phones Apple were planning for big that is called
smart phone. Apple has started a new era of
smart phones where phones are not only a
device of communication it is a Gadget which is
very useful for our daily life. Apple’s iPhone was
equipped with lots of mobile applications when it
was launched. Apple doesn’t allow installing third-
party native apps code to their devices. This thing
shows that Apple have made dominance in the
mobile market because there was only one
platform in which applications can be developed
under the apple guidelines.

4.  Now its android turn to rule the market, when it was
launched on 2008 it was not getting great results as
Apple got. Slightly android become a leading Mobile
Os in the market because they have different market
strategy unlike Apple.
 But the problem was still exists because the
developers can develop mobile applications only for
specific devices and platforms. The solution for this
problem has come with a concept which was very
simple. The concept says that a mobile application
will develop only once and will run on multiple
platforms. This is called cross platform mobile app
development which is widely used in the mobile
application development.

5. Cross Platform Technologies !
There are many cross platform mobile development
technologies through which we can develop mobile
applications for multiple platform and devices. As we all
know that it reduces the development cost and gives
better performance. Some of the best Cross platform
mobile development tools are as follows.

6.  1. Sencha Touch 2
 2. jQuery Mobile
 3. Tiggzi
 4. AppMakr
 5. iBuildApp
 6. Widgetbox
 7. foneFrame
 8. PhoneGap
 9. PhoneGap Build
 10. appMobi XDK

7. What is PhoneGap ?
PhoneGap : PhoneGap development is very popular these days and it
is used for high performance mobile application development
services. It is basically a framework where people can develop mobile
apps according to their need and demand. The main benefit of this
framework is that we can develop mobile applications with the help of
some web-based technologies like HTML5 development, CSS3, and
javascript. HTML 5 is very powerful tool and it is good for web-based
mobile apps. CSS and java scripts are also enhance the power of
PhoneGap developers as javascript is mainly used for validations and
CSS is used for UI and other designing issues.