shinyMobile

Develop outstanding {shiny} apps for iOS, Android, desktop as well as beautiful {shiny} gadgets. {shinyMobile} is built on top of the latest Framework7 template.

R build status lifecycle CRAN status

Installation

# from CRAN
install.packages("shinyMobile")
# for the latest version
devtools::install_github("RinteRface/shinyMobile")

Demo

A running demo is available here.

Progressive Web App (PWA)

Configuration

{shinyMobile} is PWA capable, meaning that it can be displayed full screen on many mobile devices. This feature is automatically handled by f7Page() if allowPWA is TRUE (it leverages the Google PWA compatibility script).

To setup the necessary assets for your PWA, you may run:

remotes::install_github("RinteRface/charpente")
library(charpente)
set_pwa(APP_PATH, ...)

where APP_PATH is the app location. It only works if the app is inside a package like with {golem}. Alternatively, you may copy the www folder of the gallery app, which provides:

It is really easier with {charpente}, the reason why we strongly recommend to develop your app inside a package.

Add the PWA to your desktop Apps

Copy the url of your app in your mobile web browser (iOS: Safari and Andoid: Chrome). In this example this is: https://dgranjon.shinyapps.io/miniUI2Demo/. It opens like a classic web app, with top and bottom ugly navigation bars.

Limitations

It is actually quite complex to guarantee that all mobile platforms are supported. The PWA compatibility script will work in most of the case. If not, please open an issue here, to help improving it!

Acknowledgement

A special thanks to Vladimir Kharlampidi for creating this amazing framework7 HTML template.

Code of Conduct

Please note that the shinyMobile project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.