Wormhole

From release 2.7, the MoSync mobile SDK makes it easy to use HTML5 to create cross-platform applications! Using the new Wormhole library you can access all services provided by the MoSync C/C++ API straight from your JavaScript code. This gives you access to native device services that are normally not available to a standard HTML5 application. In short, MoSync gives you the ease of HTML5, and the power of C++. There is a new HTML5/C++ project template, where everything is set up to run on Android and iOS, and with more platforms to go shortly.

Guides/tutorials:

• Creating an HTML5 project in MoSync
• Communicating between JavaScript and C++ in MoSync

Example applications:

• WebViewGeoLocation
• WebViewLoveSMS
• WebViewTwitter

Standard C/C++ libraries

MoSync 2.7 comes with newlib, a comprehensive implementation of the Standard C Library, and STLPort - a Standard Template Library implementation developed by SGI. This means that you can develop and reuse existing ANSI C/C++ source code easily with MoSync.

NFC

NFC is a technology which allows your application to communicate over short distances with other devices or NFC chip embedded tags. These tags can be used in various different areas ranging from small information tags to business cards sharing contact information. NFC is also used in commuter tickets and for payments, turning your phone into a wallet. NFC is one the hottest emerging technologies today which has the possibility to change the way you use your mobile phone tomorrow.

Support for NFC has been added in MoSync 2.7 and gives your application the possibility to interact with NFC tags. The MoSync NFC API supports both reading and writing information. It communicates using NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) messages and supports the ISO-DEP (ISO 14443-4) and MIFARE Classic/Ultralight protocols.

In MoSync 2.7 NFC is available for Android but support for Blackberry is already planned.

Widget API

With the our cross-platform Widget API, you gain access to native UI components when targeting iOS and Android - the two platforms that are leading the way in user experience today. Ranging from simple buttons to advanced animations when drilling down in UI hierarchies, your applications will look and behave exactly as one would expect from an iPhone or Android app - the difference is you still only need one code base!

Starting with MoSync 2.6 Pyramid, you can use either the low-level Widget API or the Native UI C++ library! Some of the new widgets available in this release are:

• Activity Indicator
• Camera Preview
• Date Picker
• Image Browser
• Number Picker (iOS only)
• Progress Bar
• Slider
• Time Picker
• ToggleButton (Android only)
• Video View

OpenGL ES

OpenGL ES is the industry standard for high-quality, real-time 3D graphics. Now, you have access to all of that power through MoSync. Whether you're developing the next blockbuster action game or working on an app for medical visualization, OpenGL ES opens up a world of new possibilities. With MoSync 2.6 Pyramid, you can use both OpenGL 1.x and 2.0. With the GLMoblet, we’ve made it easier than ever to get started using OpenGL!

Free for indie developers

We often hear that MoSync being open source and free to use when developing free software is too good to be true. Well, it just got even better. MoSync Pyramid is free for independent developers to use, even when developing closed source software!

Facebook Library

More and more mobile apps and services are becoming social, and Facebook is the platform of choice for many! So with this release, we’re providing a rich library giving you access to almost all of the Facebook Graph API! Some of the things you can do with it include:

• Posting status updates
• Listing friends
• Listing activities, books, interests etc
• Listing and retrieving albums and photos
• Creating and interacting with events
• Checking in (places)
• Posting comments and likes
• Posting messages
• ...and more!

New device APIs

We know you’ve all been waiting for these! When building apps for today’s powerful smartphone platforms, you often want to take advantage of the unique hardware and OS features available. With this release, we’re introducing support on iOS and Android for some of the most popular ones:

• Video streaming (in the Widget API)
• Camera
• PIM (Contacts)
• Device Fonts
• OpenGL ES 2.0

Native emulators

When working with things like OpenGL and NativeUI, you need to use the Android and iOS emulators for testing. Now we’ve made it incredible simple. If you have the iOS and/or Android SDKs installed, all you need to do is to select an appropriate device profile, and MoSync will automatically launch your application in a native emulator for you!