Salesforce1 Mobile App Developer Guide

Introduction
About This Book
Setting Up Your Work Environment
Salesforce1 Administration
Developing for Salesforce1
Welcome to Salesforce App Cloud Development
Our Scenario
Who This Part is For
When to Use Declarative vs. Programmatic Tools to Create Salesforce1 Apps
When to Use the Salesforce Platform vs. Creating Custom Apps
Salesforce Platform Development Process
Development Prerequisites
Designing Mobile-First User Interfaces
Extending Salesforce1 with Visualforce Pages
Adding Functionality with Visualforce Custom Actions
Development Guidelines and Best Practices
Learning More
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Salesforce Platform Development Process

The Salesforce1 app is designed to run on a mobile device, like a phone or tablet, but that doesn’t mean you have to develop on one. Especially when you’re working with Visualforce pages that will apper in both the Salesforce1 app and the full Salesforce site, it’s convenient to develop on your desktop. By accessing the Salesforce1 app in a device emulator, you can develop iteratively on your desktop, without having to pick up your device to test each change.

Running the Salesforce1 app in an emulator isn’t supported for normal use, and it’s not a substitute for full testing of your custom apps and pages on your organization’s supported mobile devices. During development you should regularly test your app on every device and platform on which you intend to deploy.

Important

To view your Salesforce1 custom pages and apps on a device emulator, download and install the appropriate SDK for your supported devices.

You can’t use the standard https://<Salesforce_instance>/apex/yourPageName URL to test Visualforce in Salesforce1. You can only do that by accessing the page within Salesforce1.