Turning a mobile web app into a native Android app

As some of you maybe have read I made a little one-size-fits-all Mobile Web App template site using jQuery Mobile a little while ago. I put up a demo on my new little virtual test-server (thank you, Everweb).

Mobile Web Apps (and especially jQuery Mobile) are really cool – they look great on many devices, they have the feel of a real app – and you can actually do quite a lot with them. But I still wasn’t completely satisfied. I wanted permanent icon-real-estate on my HTC Desire Android phone – and I didn’t want an address bar in the top of my page that could entice a weak mind to go elsewhere. And also – apps are cool Smile

You can try  my app if you have an Android device. Just point it to http://demo.ath.episerver.com and select the page that lets you download a native app.

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