# HTML5 Taking over the app world - Touchlab

DevFeed: [HTML5 Taking over the app world - Touchlab](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/html5-taking-over-the-app-world-touchlab-38058.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/2012-07-html5-taking-over-the-app-world>)

Published: 2012-07-03T19:59:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [HTML5](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/html5.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [WebView](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webview.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cross-platform.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Ajax](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ajax.md>)

Tags: [ajax](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ajax.md>), [code-sharing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-sharing.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [html5](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/html5.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>), [webview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webview.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion argues that HTML5 could serve as a mobile app platform, but Apple and Google have little incentive to support it within their app ecosystems. It discusses WebView limitations, the author's experience with JavaScript and Ajax, and broader cross-platform development examples.

## Source excerpt

I think you might read that title and think this is going to be about how HTML5 is steadily taking over the native app world on mobile devices...