RICOH THETA Mobile App Dev with JavaScript

I used Crosswalk to get A-Frame working inside of an Android hybrid application.

I also added a custom icon for the app.

Why Develop a Hybrid App Instead of Browser-based App?

Compared to A-Frame in a web browser on a mobile phone, these are the advantages of building a hybrid app for business (liked used car sales) or industrial applications (like factory line optimization):

  • Use THETA API to control camera (take picture and view in same application)
  • Access other mobile device features like GPS and save to file
  • Auto-edit image (apply filters, reduce size of image for archiving)
  • Push to your own server for custom workflow

Warning About Crosswalk Project

The Crosswalk Project is now an orphan. I’m using it for testing because there was a tutorial to use A-Frame with Crosswalk. This is also helping me to learn more about the Android SDK and toolchain. The longer-term solution is to use plain Cordova and the built-in Android Webview. For desktop applications, Electron still looks promising with an active community.

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