Accessing Mobile Device Features

The Profound UI Mobile Client provides many JavaScript APIs for accessing functionality specific to mobile devices, such as accessing the camera, scanning a barcode, and vibrating the phone. These services are made available by the many Cordova plugins included with the mobile client. The use of these plugins can sometimes be complicated, so in some cases Profound UI provides simple wrappers around them; for example, `pui.capturePhoto()` simplifies and extends Cordova's `camera.getPicture` function.

You may never need to directly use the functionality provided by these plugins, but listed below are all the Cordova plugins included with the mobile client.

Plugin	Description	Status

Plugin	Description	Status
cordova-plugin-battery-status	Get events for device battery level
cordova-plugin-camera	Take pictures with the device camera
cordova-plugin-contacts	Manage the contacts on the device
cordova-plugin-device	Get device information (e.g., model and platform)
cordova-plugin-device-motion	Access accelerometer data	Deprecated, but still included for legacy apps
cordova-plugin-device-orientation	Access compass data	Deprecated, but still included for legacy apps
cordova-plugin-dialogs	Use native alert and dialog boxes
cordova-plugin-file	Read/write files on the device
cordova-plugin-file-transfer	Uploads and downloads files	Deprecated, but still included for legacy apps
cordova-plugin-geolocation	Access GPS data
cordova-plugin-globalization	Access locale data	Deprecated, but still included for legacy apps
cordova-plugin-inappbrowser	Open an in-app browser window
cordova-plugin-media	Record and play audio on the device
cordova-plugin-media-capture	Capture audio, video, and images
cordova-plugin-nativestorage	Provides a more persistent version of local storage
cordova-plugin-network-information	Get information about wireless connectivity
cordova-plugin-screen-orientation	Set the screen orientation
cordova-plugin-splashscreen	Control the splash screen for your app	Used internally by the Profound UI mobile client; not for customer use
cordova-plugin-statusbar	Provides functions to customize the iOS and Android status bar
cordova-plugin-vibration	Vibrate the device	Android support is deprecated
cordova-plugin-whitelist	Whitelist external content accessible by an Android Cordova app	Used internally by the Profound UI mobile client; not for customer use
cordova-sms-plugin	Send SMS messages
cordova-sqlite-storage	Provides an on-device SQLite database	Available with mobile client 2.9.3 and higher
phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner	Scan and create barcodes