What Adobe apps should I use to create apps?

[AnotherMe]

What tools should I use to create iPhone and Android Apps?

I'm thinking:

1. Adobe UX to plan out the design.
2. Adobe Photoshop for graphics.
3. Adobe Illustrator for Graphics.

How about Adobe Captivate? Can that be used for an app?

I don't know anything about creating an app. But I am imagining I design it in the Adobe apps listed above and then go use tools that enable me to develop apps for iPhones and Androids.

Would love to hear what you have to say.

[kglad]

use adobe animate to create mobile apps. 

you don't need to use a specialized design program (eg, illustrator or photoshop) unless you need more advanced (than is available in animate) design tools.

[AnotherMe]

I did not know Adobe Animate was still a viable avenue accepted by the industry mobile app design.

[kglad]

it has no problems creating apps accepted on itunes, amazon store or google play (and possibly elsewhere) as well as having the ability to create html5 apps.

[charlesg74960127]

I didn't know that Animate CC could create HTML5 apps. I thought you had to use ActionScript to make apps that run on Adobe AIR. I'm making a Hebrew reading using Animate CC but it has to be HTML5 because the fla (Actionscript) can't embed Hebrew. Animate CC doesn't support right to left text anymore according to docs I read somewhere. In any case, it works fine with HTML5 output, but how would I convert that into an app? Here's a link to my current tests to give you a sense of what I'm talking about.

Hebrew Audio Reader

[kglad]

are you trying to create an app that users would install on the mobile devices?  (use actionscript to create an ios and/or android app)

or are you trying to create something that would be hosted on the internet and you want mobile users to access?  (use html5)

[charlesg74960127]

What I have right now is an HTML5 version that is hosted on the internet and it works fine on mobiles.

It would be easier for users, however, if they had an app on the their phones. But I can't use actionscript to make the app because the .fla doesn't support right-to-left languages like Hebrew. So, is there a way to make an HTML5 app (not just an HTML5 web page) with Animate CC?

[kglad]

to use html5 for an app use PhoneGap

[rayek.elfin · Accepted solution]

To convert a html5 application, Adobe PhoneGap, CocoonJS, or Apache Cordova can be used.

If you can't/won't rely on an external online service (like PhoneGap and Cocoon), then another option is to install Apache Cordova locally, and build apps for the various platforms yourself (which can also be done with PhoneGap, I believe).

Anyway, once you've set up the workflow, it's a pretty painless process. If you are planning to build apps on your local system, prepare to learn more about the CLI, though. Not difficult, just a bit different if you've never used it before.

Here's a step-by-step explanation for Cordova:

The Command-Line Interface - Apache Cordova

And here's PhoneGap's step-by-step:

Getting Started | PhoneGap Docs

Cocoon:

https://docs.cocoon.io/article/creating-a-project/

[Nancy OShea]

Apps can be very simple or very complex.  It might help to know what you have in mind and which devices you want to target.   To get a feel for what's already out there, take a look at the mobile apps on Google Play, Apple Apps and Microsoft Apps stores. 

• Android Apps on Google Play
• App Store - Apple
• All about Apps - Microsoft Store

A good understanding of HTML5, CSS and JavaScript code is essential.

Have a look at the PhoneGap Build website.

• Adobe PhoneGap Build
• Getting Started | PhoneGap Docs