Native-powered apps.
Without the hassle.

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Today’s Presenters
Matt Kremer
Director, Product Management
@MatthewKremer
Matt Netkow
Head of DevRel
@dotNetkow | matt.netkow@ionicframework.com

Agenda
1. Ionic Overview
2. Native development challenges
3. Introducing Ionic Native
4. Common Use Cases
5. Demo: Encrypted Image Storage
6. Recap and Q&A

Ionic Framework
Mobile-ready UI library that works
everywhere: any platform, any
device, any framework.
✓ Build for iOS, Android, Electron, PWAs, Web
✓ One codebase across all platforms
✓ Use basic web skills: HTML, JS, CSS
✓ Full access to Native APIs

Hybrid Architecture
HTML | CSS | JavaScript
✓ Runs in a “browser” WebView, but is
wrapped in native app shell
✓ Access device capabilities via plugins
✓ Native runtime: Cordova or Capacitor
✓ Can be deployed to App Stores, Desktop,
and Web (PWA)

Native.
The most challenging
piece of the puzzle.

Typical Feature Checklist
✓ Offline access
✓ Single sign-on
✓ Biometrics authentication
✓ Core device features (camera, geolocation, etc.)
✓ Third-party integrations (Facebook, Apple Pay, Firebase, etc.)
Most of the essential app features and
requirements depend on available native
integrations and APIs.

Native Skill Gap
Navigating the native layer is hard for
any engineer, but especially so for
Web developers.
➔ Native Programming Languages
➔ SDKs, Tooling, IDEs
➔ Plugin architecture
➔ Cross-platform UX
➔ Talent is scarce: Only 6.5% of all developers

Free OSS Community Plugins
The hidden price of “free”:
➔ Time and effort to find & implement
➔ Debugging issues
➔ Unreliable release timelines
➔ Security: Patches and upgrades
➔ No SLAs

DIY Solutions
Why reinvent the wheel?
➔ Slows down development by weeks or months
➔ Introduces risk to the project
➔ Less time spent on what matters: focusing on
your core business
➔ Long-term maintenance costs

Building critical apps?

Native without the
hassle. Backed by Ionic.
✓ Curated library of plugins & solutions
✓ Implement in hours, not weeks or months
✓ Works on platforms you care about
✓ Built-in security, performance, and stability

Premier Plugins
Deliver essential features your users expect.
✓ App Rating
✓ Browser
✓ Calendar
✓ Camera
✓ Clipboard
✓ Contacts
✓ Deeplinks
✓ Device
✓ Email Composer
✓ Filesystem
✓ Geolocation
✓ Keyboard
✓ Media Capture
✓ Native Storage
✓ Social Sharing
✓ Splash Screen
And more...

Native Solutions
A suite of secure functionality built specifically to work together.
Mobile Biometrics
Secure token storage, session
management, and data at-rest
encryptions.
Single Sign-on
Login, logout, and user
registration, backed by Auth0,
AWS Cognito, and Azure AD.
Encrypted local data
Securely store and retrieve data
offline, with advanced querying
for ideal performance.

Common Use Cases

1. Begin your SSO login flow
2. Store your user’s Access Token
3. Automatic lockout after 15 minutes of
inactivity
4. Require Biometrics or PIN Unlock
5. Retrieve the Token
6. Refresh your Auth Token
Auth Connect + Identity Vault:
A powerful out-of-the-box user
authentication flow.
Single Sign-On

Identity Vault:
Simple key-value secure storage encrypted
at-rest or behind Biometrics/PIN.
1. Store Sensitive information in Secure
Storage
2. Lock the Vault (manually or with an
Inactivity Lockout)
3. Require Biometrics or PIN Unlock to retrieve
the information (or use At-Rest Encryption)
Encrypted Key-Value Store

Identity Vault + Offline Storage:
Robust querying and storage system for
data and files.
1. Generate an Encryption Token and store it
in Secure Storage
2. Store Data & Files in an Encrypted Local DB
3. Access that data through Advanced
Querying with Offline
4. Lock the Vault, encrypting and preventing
access to the data
Encrypted Offline Storage

Demo
Encrypted Image Storage

Identity Vault + Offline Storage + Premier Plugins
Take pictures and store them securely.
1. Generate an Encryption Token and store
it in Secure Storage
2. Take a picture and access data using
the Camera Premier Plugin.
3. Store the picture & data in an Encrypted
Local DB
4. If a user minimizes the app, use Screen
Protection to hide info
Demo Recap
5. Lock the Vault (manually or with an
Inactivity Lockout), encrypting and
preventing access to the data
6. Require Biometrics or PIN Unlock to
retrieve the Token (or use At-Rest
Encryption)
7. Retrieve the Data from the Encrypted
Local DB

Changing Technology Landscape
By the time you finish reading this sentence, another new
JavaScript framework will have been created.
M O B I L E
➔ iOS and Android operating systems
➔ Thousands of devices and tablets
➔ New hardware designs
◆ iPhone notch
◆ Foldable smartphones
W E B
➔ Browsers
➔ Thousands of devices and tablets
➔ Innovation pace
◆ JavaScript framework churn
◆ Tooling

Support and Maintenance
✓ Regular release cycles
✓ Critical security updates
✓ Guaranteed SLA
✓ Guidance & expertise
Ionic’s professional support team is
on-hand to help you every step of the way.

www.ionicframework.com/ionic-native
Everything you need to build amazing
cross-platform experiences from Day One.
Native without the
hassle. Backed by Ionic.
✓ Curated library of plugins & solutions
✓ Implement in hours, not weeks or months
✓ Works on platforms you care about
✓ Built-in security, performance, and stability

Q&A
Questions? ➔ sales@ionicframework.com
Matt Kremer
Director, Product Management
@MatthewKremer
Matt Netkow
Head of DevRel
@dotNetkow | matt.netkow@ionicframework.com