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Views and navigation

In native app development, the concept of Views replaces Pages from web app development. Unlike web pages, Views can be navigated between seamlessly without a full refresh, and native apps do not rely on URLs for navigation. Instead, navigation between Views is managed internally within the app, creating a more fluid user experience.

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Components and gestures

Just like in a web app, you design your native mobile app by adding elements to a parent element, which in this case is the view. However, interacting with a native mobile app differs from a web app due to the absence of a cursor or mouse clicks. Instead, users interact through touch gestures like tapping, long pressing, and swiping.

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Components and gestures

Native applications can give you access to certain on-device resources such as the system camera.

Article series: Device resources