How to implement Infinite Scrolling in React Native

In mobile apps, displaying large datasets efficiently is crucial. Imagine a social media feed or an e-commerce product listing, you don't want to overwhelm the user by loading everything at once. Infinite scrolling, where new content loads as the user scrolls down, provides a smooth and performant solution.

Setting up the project

For this blog post, we will assume you have a React Native project set up and an API endpoint that returns paginated data.

Install react-query

npm install react-query …

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