Tutorials

from zero to app tutorials

Here you can find some tutorials to get you started building apps with Titanium. It will cover the installation, your first app and more advanced topics at the end.

How to install Titanium to start building mobile apps

Install Titanium for the first time and use it with Atom (or VSCode).

Create your first mobile app

Create your first mobile Android or iOS app with Titanium.

Basic app UI layouts

A list of basic Android/iOS UI examples and how to use them in your app.

Use the camera

Take pictures and use the camera in your Titanium apps.

Map project

How to integrate Google and Apple maps with the ti.map module.

Where am I? A geolcation/gps project

The basics of using GPS/geolocation in combination with Titanium.

Transfer your app from appc CLI to ti CLI

Transfer your old Axway Titanium apps to the open source CLI.

Debugging apps using Chrome DevTools

Debug your apps with Chrome DevTools.

Debugging WebViews

Debugging WebViews in your app with Safari or Chrome.

Android adaptive icons

Use Androids adaptive icons in your Android Titanium app.

Ah, push it – Use Firebase push in your app

Connect your app with Firebase and use Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM, push) in your Titanium app.

Android Modules: using local aar files

Use local AAR libraries with your Android module and gradle.

ListView: Endless scroll

Create a simple endless scrolling listview with a custom template and markers.

Appwrite + Appcelerator Titanium: A step by step guide

A step by step guide to integrate Appwrite into an Appcelerator Titanium app.

Using custom url schemes to start your app

Use custom url schemens to start your apps from links and pass parameters.

Android styling in Titanium using themes

A guide to use Android themes to style your Titanium apps.

Create Android modules for Titanium

Create a custom Android module for Titanium using an external module and XML layouts.

Optimize Android app performance

Android will provide some tools in the dev settings that help you optimizing the performance of your apps. You can display “overdraw” information and see

Use modules in your app

Every now and then, you need to use an external module in your app to access things that don’t exist in the native Titanium SDK

Using Android 13 “per app” language with Titanium

This tutorial will explain how to use the new Android 13 “per app” language feature in your Titanium app.

Android: Find bugs with the “don’t keep activities” developer setting

Fixing bugs in your app can be a difficult job. Especially if you can’t reproduce a crash that happens in your live app or on

How to find a solution if you have a Titanium Mobile issue

😱 “No simulator detected” 😱 Message like this can be very frustrating when you are about to start a new app project with Titanium Mobile

Adding biometric access (fingerprint, face) to your Titanium Mobile app

Not every user wants to insert a password everytime to login to your app. A very common and handy feature is to use the phones

Mobile puzzle game using Titanium SDK (part 1)

This multipart series will teach you how to create a simple puzzle game for Android and iOS using Titanium SDK. In the game you will

Mobile puzzle game using Titanium SDK (part 2)

Check part 1 first in case you’ve missed that! In the second part we will generate a grid movement. Current code Your current files should

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