Ask HN: Why is looking native important?

2 points by nassims 5y ago ↗ HN

I see that some don't like cross-platform UI toolkits because they fail to make the app look native to their respective platforms.

Why don't we just create a UI theme specific to the business. Therefore you keep the same consistency between platforms without having to worry about looking native?

Nobody complains when the UI of a mobile game doesn't look native.

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Nextgrid 5y ago ↗

In my case, a non-native-looking UI subconsciously tells me the application is likely to be Electron garbage, that it may not behave as per the platform's conventions (beyond the looks - things like keyboard shortcuts, etc) and that overall corners are likely to have been cut.