Misconceptions about view transitions

July 18, 2024

The View Transition API is a web development game changer. Whether your website is single or multi-page, this powerful API lets you create seamless transitions between views, resulting in native-like experiences that captivate users. Currently available in Chrome, with same document view transitions soon to be available in Safari.

With more and more people starting to look into the View Transition API, it’s time to debunk some misconceptions.

Source: Misconceptions about view transitions  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers

We’ve been a fan of View Transitions here since we very first heard of them, have convert them at multiple conferences even as they have been evolving and think they’ll have a bug part in sharing the future of how we develop web apps.

But there are quite a few misconceptions about them that Bramus Van Damme addresses in detail here.