Re:Show HN: Target almost all platforms at once with react n...
by Mayzie on Monday January 23, 2017 @09:09PM
(#13468260)
> How native is react native? Does it use the platform's look and feel
No. If you want native look-and-feel, you'll need to download and install third party libraries, e.g. for Material Design. However, those third party libraries are implemented in 100% JavaScript and do not utilise the native Android components (rather just rebasing off MDL [1]), which will just end up making your app "feel like a clunky web browser", particularly when debugging or rendering lots of those components to screen.
No. If you want native look-and-feel, you'll need to download and install third party libraries, e.g. for Material Design. However, those third party libraries are implemented in 100% JavaScript and do not utilise the native Android components (rather just rebasing off MDL [1]), which will just end up making your app "feel like a clunky web browser", particularly when debugging or rendering lots of those components to screen.
[1] https://getmdl.io/started/