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Flutter Fast, Flutter Far — Issue #1
The Legend of the Multi-Colored TabBar
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A majority of popular mobile apps on the app store use a tried and true navigation scheme: the Bottom Navigation Bar. The idea is to have all 4 or 5 of the app’s main activities visible and within thumb’s reach. If you do a quick browse through the apps on your phone, you’ll find this pattern is far and away the most used.
Bottom Navigation Bar Apps:
- Spotify
- YouTube
- Slack
- Snapchat
- AirBnB
- Coinbase
- PayPal
- TikTok
- Pandora
- McDonald’s
- WordPress
- CashApp
- Teams
- Amazon Shopping
- Zillow
- Etsy
You should notice a significant absence in this list and that’s because Facebook uses a top tab bar. In fact, in my 30 minutes of swiping through apps, I can’t find another popular app that uses this navigation pattern (if you know of one, comment it here!).
