Want to turn your Laravel app into a real mobile application without rewriting everything in Flutter or React Native?
With NativePHP, you can transform your existing Laravel project into an Android or iOS app using your current backend and Blade views.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to do it step by step.
📌 What You Will Build
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✅ A Laravel web application
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✅ NativePHP installed
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✅ Android and/or iOS app generated
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✅ Your Laravel system running as a real mobile app
🧰 Requirements
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PHP 8.2+
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Composer
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Node.js & NPM
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Laravel 10, 11, or 12
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Android Studio (for Android)
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Xcode (for iOS – macOS only)
🏗 Step 1: Create a Laravel Project
composer create-project laravel/laravel mobileApp
cd mobileApp
php artisan serve
Visit:
http://127.0.0.1:8000
📦 Step 2: Install NativePHP
composer require nativephp/mobile
php artisan native:install
▶️ Step 3: Run Development Mode
php artisan native:run
🔐 Authentication Support
If your Laravel app already has login, registration, Sanctum, Passport, or Breeze — it will work normally inside the mobile app.
🔔 Native Features
NativePHP supports:
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Camera
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File system
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Notifications
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Local storage
Example:
use Native\Laravel\Facades\Notification;
Notification::title('Welcome')
->message('App Installed Successfully')
->send();
📦 Production Build
php artisan native:build android --release
php artisan native:build ios --release
Ready for Play Store and App Store submission.
🎯 Conclusion
With NativePHP, you can turn your Laravel website into a powerful mobile app — fast and without rewriting your codebase.
