Adobe killed PhoneGap in 2020. No patches, no PhoneGap Build, no compatibility work for the iOS and Android releases that keep shipping every year. This page is about what the migration involves — the plugin inventory, the destination decision, the pipeline PhoneGap Build left behind — so your app lands on a runtime that's still alive without losing the users you already have.
Why Entalogics for PhoneGap
PhoneGap stopped being a technology choice in 2020, when Adobe ended it. If your app still runs on it, here is what matters.
Nobody has shipped a security patch for a PhoneGap plugin since 2020. Each one sitting in your app is a CVE with no one watching it. We catalogue your full plugin inventory and swap each one for an actively maintained Capacitor or native equivalent.
iOS and Android ship major updates every year, and PhoneGap's WebView bridge and build tooling stopped keeping pace in 2020. There's no team fixing compatibility on the other end. Migrating puts your app back on a runtime that is maintained.
PhoneGap runs on Cordova's async JSON bridge between JavaScript and native code. Capacitor's bridge is typed and direct. That difference shows up as native calls users can feel — camera, geolocation, file access — the moment the bridge changes.
A PhoneGap app is still HTML, CSS, and JavaScript underneath. That code carries into Ionic Capacitor with far fewer changes than people assume. Your team's existing skills and business logic move with it.
Migration paths
There's no version of "keep PhoneGap running" that holds up past the next OS release. What matters is picking the right target framework for your app, your team, and your timeline. We'll give you a straight answer on the first call.
MOVE TO IONIC CAPACITOR WHEN
MOVE TO REACT NATIVE WHEN
MOVE TO FLUTTER WHEN
WE SAY NO WHEN
What we migrate
The kinds of PhoneGap work we take on most. Every engagement ends with a modern, maintained app live on both stores.
The most direct path off PhoneGap. Your web codebase stays largely intact, Cordova plugins get swapped for Capacitor equivalents, and the native bridge is rebuilt on a runtime that is maintained.
A full UI rebuild on native-rendered components, with your existing business logic carried over from JavaScript. Expo handles OTA updates and cloud builds going forward.
A complete rewrite in Dart for teams that want maximum control over rendering and a fresh architecture rather than a patched-over legacy codebase.
Every unmaintained plugin in your PhoneGap app identified, risk-scored against known CVEs, and replaced with a Capacitor or native equivalent that's still receiving updates.
PhoneGap apps failing review or flagged for deprecated APIs get fixed at the build-tooling level, then resubmitted against current App Store and Play Store guidelines.
For apps that have outgrown the hybrid model. Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android, built from your existing app's real specification instead of starting from a blank page.
The playbook
What a PhoneGap rescue needs in practice: plugin inventory first, screen-by-screen cutover, a rebuilt pipeline.
P01
Every Cordova and PhoneGap plugin catalogued with maintainer status, last update date, known CVEs, and its Capacitor equivalent. This inventory is what the entire migration plan is built on.
P02
The old PhoneGap app and the new Capacitor build run side by side for the length of the migration. Each screen ships independently, with a kill-switch on every cutover.
P03
PhoneGap Build shut down years ago. We wire GitHub Actions or Codemagic to build, sign, and submit to both stores from CI, with no manual Xcode steps in the way.
P04
Every native API call moves from Cordova's untyped callback pattern to Capacitor's typed async/await. TypeScript strict from the plugin layer up.
P05
Cypress or Playwright runs against every migrated screen before it goes live. Nothing ships until it matches or beats the old version's behaviour.
P06
Updated build tooling, current SDK targets, privacy manifests, and store metadata. We own the first submission, including compliance with whatever review guidelines are current that quarter.
Engagement shape
Screen by screen, never a flag day. The current app stays live on both stores while we work.
Two senior engineers on the project. Full plugin inventory, CVE scan, OS compatibility check, build tooling assessment. The output is a ranked migration plan rather than a list of what's broken.
Capacitor baseline established, the first batch of plugins replaced, one production screen migrated end-to-end and measured on a real device.
Old and new versions running side by side. A kill-switch on every cutover. Your team keeps shipping the rest of the roadmap throughout.
Both stores updated, CI/CD wired in. Runbook handed to your team — or we stay on retainer for what comes next.
Stack
The default PhoneGap migration stack.
Verified feedback from Upwork, Clutch, and reference calls we're happy to set up before you sign anything.
CEO, Modestly
Entalogics has successfully delivered extension prototypes on time, and we are impressed with their project management and the finished product. The client communicates with Entalogics via virtual meetings, email, and messaging apps.
Founder, Flourish Schools
Collaborating with Entalogics was a great experience. Communication was clear, we aligned quickly, and their team delivered high-quality code on time with thoughtful technical decisions.
CTO, SentryBay
Their Chromium expertise helped us ship a hardened browser with live threat controls and enterprise rollout support. Security operations became significantly faster.
Founder, G3 Ventures LLC
Entalogics delivered our custom Electron browser in six months with isolated profile workflows and stable policy sync. Agent onboarding improved by 55% after rollout.
Project Manager, Sociall
Entalogics built our iOS Chromium-based mobile app with a smooth native feel, stable media rendering, and reliable sync. We shipped faster and improved engagement after launch.
RozmeriGPT
The web dashboard and Chrome extension now share prompts, billing, and analytics in one platform. Our content turnaround improved 4x after launch.
Project Manager, Omni Browser
Entalogics built our Omni Browser on top of Chromium with deep product-level execution. They implemented an integrated VPN and Omni Crypto Wallet directly in the browser, made strong architectural decisions, and delivered quality code on schedule with clear communication.
Project Manager, Digital Office: Aura
Entalogics built Digital Office: Aura as a custom Chromium-based authentication platform. Their team modified Chromium internals and integrated our manual custom authentication flow with reliable implementation, fast delivery, and consistent communication.
Engagement
No hourly billing. Every migration is a fixed quote or a rate you see before you commit.
A defined migration scope, a fixed price, a senior-only team. From audit to both app stores live, typically 6–12 weeks.
FIXED SCOPE
Different page, different buyer: senior cross-platform engineers who run the migration inside your repo and your standups, priced per engineer per month.
PER ENGINEER
For organisations running multiple PhoneGap apps that need a phased, prioritised migration roadmap across quarters rather than one project.
PROCUREMENT-FRIENDLY
Want the full breakdown? Mobile app development — if the destination is a new app
Want the migration engineers on your own team instead? Hire cross-platform app developers
Choosing the destination framework? Read the 2026 native vs cross-platform data
Senior engineers
Thirty minutes with a senior engineer and a senior migration engineer, and a straight answer on whether Capacitor, React Native, Flutter, or native is the right destination for your app.
