Refers to moving between screens at consecutive levels of hierarchy, steps in a flow, or across an app

Arizona State University

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

"Navigation is the act of moving between screens of an app to complete tasks. It’s enabled through several means: dedicated navigation components, embedding navigation behavior into content, and platform affordances."

Types of navigation:
- Understanding Navigation
- Navigation Transitions
- Search

Navigation

Material Design Documentation

"Search allows users to quickly find app content."

Search

"Navigational transitions occur when users move between screens, such as from a home screen to a detail screen."

They help users understand the hierarchy and relation to the surfaces on the interface. 

-  Navigation and motion
-  Hierarchy

Navigation Transitions

"Navigation is the act of moving between screens of an app to complete tasks.  It’s enabled through several means: dedicated navigation components, embedding navigation behavior into content, and platform affordances."

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