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Parallax Image Scroll Explained

Published 5 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader,

you have seen parallax scroll a million times in apps before - it's this "image scales bigger/smaller at the top when scrolled" effect so many apps have.

And today, I'll show you a super simple way to implement this yourself 🔥


Easiest React Native Parallax Image Scroll EVER 😱

Spice up your React Native app with the parallax image scroll, one of the most popular features you will see in native apps. Learn to apply parallax scroll with Reanimated easily and even add a header transition!

Watch the video on YouTube now or read the tutorial on Galaxies!


Unistyles, C++ and new React Native Architecture with Jacek Pudysz

This week I talked with with Brandon Austin, React Native developer by day and indie hacker at night. We discuss Brandon's journey from Personal Trainer to Software Engineer, burning money on Google APIs and React Native UI Kitten, a library following Apple's Styleguide.

Listen to the episode on your favorite player or watch it on YouTube - and don't forget to subscribe!


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Simon

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