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The Mendix Make It Native app is the companion app for Mendix native developers who want to streamline their development process. This app template contains everything you need to quickly get started: a preconfigured native navigation profile, a large variety of mobile-specific widgets, and nanoflow activities that let you leverage your device’s capabilities.
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To start creating a native mobile application, we recommend creating a new project based on the Blank Native Mobile App. For more information on styling, see the Native Mobile Styling Reference Guide. Note that native styling is based on JavaScript instead of Sass/CSS. This means your app will look great out of the box, while you will still fully control your app’s styling. The native theme and styling is part of the Mendix Atlas UI framework. The new Native mobile navigation profile type has been added next to Hybrid mobile, which is still supported and available. Mendix native mobile apps are offline-first, which means they work regardless of their internet connection. These native mobile apps offer fast performance, smooth animations, natural interaction patterns (like swipe gestures), and improved access to all native device capabilities. Mendix now enables you to build true native mobile apps as easily as you build other apps with Mendix. For more information on this release, see the General Availability of Mendix 8 Arrives - with Native Mobile, AI-Assisted Development, and More! blog post.