HTML5 as Common User Interface Layer in Mobile Device Platforms

Abstract

HTML5 is spreading from web to mobile applications. This research was started to find out if HTML5 and the related technologies were ready to be used for cross platform mobile device application development in the current market major devices. The research selected four current mobile device platforms based on the current market shares and on developer surveys for finding the most popular platforms. For each platform their manufacturer’s recommended development solution was evaluated against the ability for creating HTML5 based applications. The three most popular third party cross platform solutions based on HTML5 and related technologies were evaluated for their development process and compared to the manufacturers’ offering. Tools for testing against HTML5 and compliances of other standards as well as performance, were evaluated for their ability to test features, benchmark application speed and easy of use. HTML5 seems the best solution for cross platform development, when there are more than one target platform. The compliance of tools and standards is maturing