Understanding Mobile Apps using Intel XDK

[Adebayo_A_]

Good day everyone.

Am really new to Hybrid Apps and am using Intel XDK.

Firstly, I would like to show appreciation to those who took time to put me through in understanding how to "debug" my apps.

Now to my challenge. Since am new to mobile apps, I would like some clarification with regards accessing native features. From following posts and articles on this site, I understand that cordova plugins and apis are now favoured as against the Intel XDK Javascript Bridge Api since legacy builds have been deprecated and would be retired soon. Does this mean the Intel XDK Javascript Bridge Api cannot be used in the cordova apps? 

When am developing my app, how do I include a reference to the default cordova plugins and the thirdy party plugins(the ones on https://github.com/01org?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=xdk) ; in my app?

And where can I get comprehensive materials (videos and articles that will explain in detail on the steps involved in using plugins in my apps.

Any help will be deeply appreciated.

Thanks.

[Swati_S_Intel1]

Some of the Intel XDK Javascript Bridge APIs are deprecated and those that are not deprecated are now available as opensource custom plugins on github. https://github.com/01org?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=xdk. Within XDK they are available through Plugin Management under Custom Intel XDK Plugins. Plugin Management > Add Plugin > Custom Intel XDK Plugins.

Here are the some useful articles for  adding plugins to your app:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/adding-third-party-plugins-to-your-xdk-cordova-app

https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/add-manage-project-plugins

[Anusha_M_Intel1]

Apart from the very useful articles mentioned by Swati, you can also benefit from looking through the Projects Tab on XDK. It is the tab to use to edit app info and settings and also where you specify plugins. 

https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/using-the-projects-tab