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Ionic is a complete open-source SDK for hybrid mobile app development created in 2013 by Drifty Co.'s Max Lynch, Ben Sperry, and Adam Bradley.<br>
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What is Ionic? Ionic is a complete open-source SDK for hybrid mobile app development created in 2013 by Drifty Co.'s Max Lynch, Ben Sperry, and Adam Bradley. The first version, released in 2013, was built on AngularJS and Apache Cordova.
Why should you choose Ionic? • Open-source and free • Developers love it • Large and supportive community • Angular is included • Single codebase • Cordova plugins • User-interface • Testing is easy
Ionic features Frontend developers can use Ionic to create web pages that run in WebView and in a browser. WebView is a component of an app that renders web pages and displays them as native apps. Apache Cordova plugins are also used by Ionic. Cordova is a mobile app development tool that uses web technologies. It uses its own APIs rather than platform-specific ones.
These APIs are provided by Cordova as plugins to access native functions such as the built-in camera, gyroscope, or sensors. Apache Cordova provides native API access to Ionic apps. It serves as a link between WebView and the operating system of the device. Ionic also provides Ionic Native, a Cordova plugin library designed to support standard APIs and integration. Ionic is available as a free Community Edition set. The Enterprise Edition is an extended version curated by Ionic's team.