PhoneGap documentation

Start with the right archive

These documents explain historical PhoneGap and Cordova releases. Commands, SDK requirements and platform support reflect the source version, not current compatibility. For a maintained project, consult current Apache Cordova documentation as well.

Install and explore PhoneGap

Versioned guides

References from the historical edge documentation

“Edge” was a moving development branch. The recovered pages below identify the fixed release snapshot used here; they are not presented as current edge documentation.

PhoneGap Build

From the PhoneGap wiki

The wiki collected community instructions and project history. These recovered topics have their own pages:

How to read historical instructions

Keep the JavaScript library, native platform code and plugins aligned to the version being studied. An example written for Eclipse, an old Xcode release or a retired mobile platform is evidence of the old workflow, not a recommendation to install that environment on your everyday machine. The source links on each page let you inspect the original files and their licenses.

Sources & archive notes

Recovered repository material is attributed to its original authors and distributed with its source license. Changes: FreeSoft layout, archive context, navigation, link and image locations. Apache License 2.0 · Notices and provenance. Editorial material is labeled separately.