What is Cordova?
Apache Cordova for iOS enables developers to build mobile applications using web-based technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It provides a framework for creating cross-platform mobile apps that can be deployed to various mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Cordova abstracts the native mobile platform APIs, allowing developers to access device features like the camera, GPS, accelerometer, and more, using JavaScript APIs. This approach enables code reuse across multiple platforms, reducing development time and costs. Cordova also supports plugins that extend its functionality, providing access to a wide range of device capabilities and integrating with third-party services
Highlights
- Cross-platform mobile development: Allows building applications that can run on multiple mobile platforms using a single codebase
- Access to device features: Provides JavaScript APIs to interact with native device hardware and sensors, such as camera, GPS, accelerometer, and more
- Plugin ecosystem: Supports a wide range of plugins that extend the functionality of Cordova-based apps
- Open-source and community-driven: Cordova is an open-source project with a active community contributing to its development and maintenance