React Native Search Filter | Tutorial
Beto, January 20, 2023 · 23,506 views
You don't need to build a search bar from scratch. React Navigation's native stack gives you the real iOS search bar, the one that collapses into the large title header as you scroll. In the video I set it up from zero, then fetch users from the free randomuser.me API and filter the list live as you type.
One honest caveat: this native search bar is iOS only, so I also cover what to do on Android.
What's inside
- Set up React Navigation with the native stack navigator
- Enable large title headers with
- Add the native search bar with
- Fetch user data from a free API and filter it as you type
- Handle the iOS-only limitation with a custom input on Android
Resources
CourseReact Native course
Go deeper in the Expo Router section: 115 minutes on file routing, auth flows, and deep linking.
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