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0 pointsApocryphon5y ago0 comments

Every time mobile cross-platform is discussed, someone brings up Qt when it's less popular for mobile development than React Native, Flutter, Xamarin, or PhoneGap/Codova. Maybe even less than Ionic, NativeScript, or Appcelerator. Why even bother with such a niche solution? Are there even live cases of mobile apps using Qt?

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viraptor5y ago

The article context is Windows and Linux. I'm not sure where "mobile cross-platform is discussed".

But if you want to go to actual cross-platform-beyond-desktop, Qt is still massive on other devices. From cars to TVs to smart fridges.

eitland5y ago

> Every time mobile cross-platform is discussed, someone brings up Qt

For what it is worth I can't see anyone mentioning mobile and however weird this sounds, for me at least cross platform always implicitly meant across desktop platforms.

Cross platform on mobile never really happened, thanks to Steve Jobs, and I am kind of happy for it so far.

pjmlp5y ago

Sure it did, in all these years my only native apps have been on personal projects.

In what concerns work, we use a mix of mobile Web, Xamarin, Cordova/PhoneGap, C++ with native views, depending on the customer requirements.

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