Apache Cordova (once in the past PhoneGap) is open-source mobile application development framework. Cordova is a platform that is utilized for building mobile applications utilizing HTML, CSS, and JS. We can consider Cordova a holder for connecting our web application with native mobile functionalities. Web applications can’t utilize native mobile functionalities by default. This is the place Cordova comes into the picture. It offers a bridge for the association between web application and cell phone.