Chrome Apps for Mobile

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Chrome Apps for Mobile adapts Apache Cordova so one codebase uses chrome APIs on Android and iOS, shipping a working demo (Topeka) with push via gcm push messaging, rich notifications, raw sockets and live deploy from the Chrome App Developer Tool. Crosswalk bundles a Chromium webview for old Android, adding about 17 MB to the APK and ~30 MB RAM but fixing fragmentation. Webviews reach parity (iOS8 JIT, KitKat M33), and rapid edit‑and‑refresh workflow actually works.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 4:38Building a Chrome App
3. 5:44Closing thoughts
4. 8:37Review
5. 10:57Learn more
6. 11:15Two Options
7. 16:17A few cool APIs
8. 18:00Timeline - The Dark Ages
9. 19:51Timeline - A Bright Light
10. 20:50What's new in iOS8 WebView?
11. 21:35What's this Crosswalk thing?
12. 22:31Tomorrow

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