Figure 1. A swipe-to-refresh action updating a weather
app.
Even if your app automatically updates its content on a regular basis, you can also let users
request manual updates. For example, a weather forecasting app can let users refresh the app to get
the latest forecasts on demand. To provide a standard user experience for requesting updates, the
Android platform includes the swipe-to-refresh design pattern, which lets users trigger an update
with a vertical swipe.
Learn how to respond to the swipe-to-refresh gesture and how to perform the same update from an
action bar refresh action.
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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