--- title: 'Getting started: Creating Ubuntu apps with Cordova' description: A few weeks ago we participated in Phonegap Day EU. It was a great opportunity to meet with the Cordova development team and we had a range of app developers gather for this occasion. The latest Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release was demoed, running on a brand new BQ M10 tablet in convergence mode. Creating responsive […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/getting-started-creating-ubuntu-apps-with-cordova?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [David Barth](https://canonical.com/blog/author/david-barth "More about David Barth") 7 July 2016 # Getting started: Creating Ubuntu apps with Cordova [Apps](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/apps) [Cordova](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cordova) [web-app-dev](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/web-app-dev) --- Share the article A few weeks ago we participated in [Phonegap Day EU](http://pgday.phonegap.com/eu2016/). It was a great opportunity to meet with the Cordova development team and we had a range of app developers gather for this occasion. The latest Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release was demoed, running on a brand new BQ M10 tablet in convergence mode. Creating responsive user interfaces is already a common topic for web developers, and Cordova developers by extension. On the second day, we hosted a workshop on developing Ubuntu applications with Cordova and popular frameworks like [Ionic](http://ionicframework.com/). [Alexandre Abreu](https://launchpad.net/~abreu-alexandre) also showed his new [cordova-plugin-ble-central](https://github.com/cordova-ubuntu/cordova-plugin-ble-central) for Ubuntu. This one lets you connect to an IoT device, like one of those new RPI boards, directly to an Ubuntu app using the Bluetooth Low Energy stack. Snappy, Ubuntu and Cordova all working together ! Last but not least, we started the release process for cordova-ubuntu 4.3.4. This is the latest stable update to the Ubuntu platform support code for Cordova apps. It’s coming along with a set of documentation updates available here and on the [upstream cordova doc site](http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/dev/guide/platforms/ubuntu/index.html). We’ve also made a video (20 mins) to summarize this and walk you through the first steps of creating your own Ubuntu app using Cordova – which you can view below. We’d also love to hear from you if you have any ideas especially seeing what you can do with the new release and plugins. [Cordova Ubuntu Demo App on the Store >](https://uappexplorer.com/app/ubuntucordovademo.ubuntu-webapps) [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Top 10 apps to boost your productivity](https://canonical.com/blog/top-10-apps-to-boost-your-productivity) Winter is rolling in (for those in the Northern Hemisphere at least). Long summer evenings are on hold for now. In these colder months, it can be difficult to get back into... [Holly Hall](https://canonical.com/blog/author/hollyhall) 19 November 2021 [### Secure your Open-Source Freedom for 10 years](https://canonical.com/blog/secure-your-open-source-freedom-for-10-years) If this is your desire, it is Ubuntu Pro’s commitment: “Ubuntu Pro will secure your Open-Source Freedom for 10 years”. Security and Freedom shouldn’t be a debate, a trade-off,... [Hugo Huang](https://canonical.com/blog/author/hugohuangtao) 16 November 2021 [### Canonical announces Managed Apps to simplify enterprise cloud operations](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-announces-managed-apps-to-simplify-enterprise-cloud-operations) 1st April 2020: Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announces Managed Apps – enabling enterprises to have their apps deployed and operated by Canonical as a fully managed... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 1 April 2020 [### A guide to developing Android apps on Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/a-guide-to-developing-android-apps-on-ubuntu) Android is the most popular mobile operating system and is continuing to grow its market share. IDC expects that Android will have 85.5% of the market by 2022, demonstrating... [Alex Cattle](https://canonical.com/blog/author/cattleaej) 27 August 2019