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2 <div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">What Are Packaged Apps?</div> | 2 <div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">What Are Packaged Apps?</div> |
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5 <p> | 5 <p> |
6 Packaged apps deliver an experience as capable as a native app, | 6 Packaged apps deliver an experience as capable as a native app, |
7 but as safe as a web page. | 7 but as safe as a web page. |
8 Just like web apps, | 8 Just like web apps, |
9 packaged apps are written in HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. | 9 packaged apps are written in HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. |
10 But packaged apps look and behave like native apps, | 10 But packaged apps look and behave like native apps, |
11 and they have native-like capabilities | 11 and they have native-like capabilities |
12 that are much more powerful than those available to web apps. | 12 that are much more powerful than those available to web apps. |
13 </p> | 13 </p> |
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15 <p> | 15 <p> |
16 <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="610" height="380" src="http://www.yo
utube.com/embed/lBUGTVIJVfM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> | 16 <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="610" height="380" src="http://www.yo
utube.com/embed/lBUGTVIJVfM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br> |
17 </p> | 17 </p> |
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19 <p> | 19 <p> |
20 With access to Chrome APIs and services | 20 Packaged apps have have access to Chrome APIs and services not available to |
21 not available to traditional web apps, | 21 traditional web sites. You can build powerful apps that interact with network |
22 you can build powerful apps that interact | 22 and hardware devices, media tools, and much more. Here's a short list of |
23 with network and hardware devices, | 23 examples: |
24 as well as, media apps. | |
25 Here's a short list of examples: | |
26 </p> | 24 </p> |
27 | 25 |
28 <ul> | 26 <ul> |
29 <li>Shells (VMWare, Citrix, SSH, RDP or VNC clients)</li> | 27 <li>Shells (VMWare, Citrix, SSH, RDP or VNC clients)</li> |
30 <li>Music/video streaming</li> | 28 <li>Music/video streaming</li> |
31 <li>Photo/video/music editing</li> | 29 <li>Photo/video/music editing</li> |
32 </ul> | 30 </ul> |
33 | 31 |
| 32 <p> |
| 33 Watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8oFAr1YR-0">Chrome Apps |
| 34 Google I/O presentation</a> for an in-depth introduction. |
| 35 </p> |
| 36 |
34 <h2 id="look">How they look</h2> | 37 <h2 id="look">How they look</h2> |
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36 <p> | 39 <p> |
37 When a user opens a packaged app, | 40 When a user opens a packaged app, |
38 their focus is specifically on the tasks | 41 their focus is specifically on the tasks |
39 relating to the app. | 42 relating to the app. |
40 Packaged apps have no traditional chrome: | 43 Packaged apps have no traditional chrome: |
41 the omnibox (address bar), tab strip, | 44 the omnibox (address bar), tab strip, |
42 and other browser interface elements no longer appear. | 45 and other browser interface elements no longer appear. |
43 Like native apps, they don’t live within the browser. | 46 Like native apps, they don’t live within the browser. |
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106 and how to connect your app to other apps using web intents. | 109 and how to connect your app to other apps using web intents. |
107 </li> | 110 </li> |
108 <li> | 111 <li> |
109 <a href="app_deprecated.html">Disabled Features</a> | 112 <a href="app_deprecated.html">Disabled Features</a> |
110 describes the web features that have been disabled | 113 describes the web features that have been disabled |
111 and what to use in their place, where relevant. | 114 and what to use in their place, where relevant. |
112 </li> | 115 </li> |
113 </ul> | 116 </ul> |
114 | 117 |
115 <p class="backtotop"><a href="#top">Back to top</a></p> | 118 <p class="backtotop"><a href="#top">Back to top</a></p> |
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