How to Create a Floating Button in React Native: A Step-by-Step Guide

Floating buttons in mobile application design help a user easily access the main action, such as creating a new item or navigating to another screen. In this tutorial, we will guide you through making a floating button in React Native with an example implementation.

Why Use Floating Buttons?

Floating buttons are excellent for emphasizing primary actions in an app, such as:

• Adding new items
• Navigating to a specific screen
• Triggering user interactions

What We’ll Build

We will design a screen with a floating button using the TouchableOpacity component. It will show an icon and alert on press. A scrollable list will be shown below the button using FlatList.

Prerequisites

Before diving into the code, ensure you have the following:

1. A working React Native project.
2. @expo/vector-icons library installed for the icon:

npm install @expo/vector-icons

Floating Button Example

Here’s the complete code for the floating button and list:

import React from "react";
import {
  Text,
  StyleSheet,
  SafeAreaView,
  TouchableOpacity,
  View,
  FlatList,
} from "react-native";
import Octicons from…