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pull to refresh

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A gesture where you drag the top of a list or page downward and release to load the newest content.

Synonyms

swipe to refresh

In plain words

drag the page down to get new stuff
tug the top of the list to reload

Usage example

Pull to refresh to see the latest posts at the top of your feed.

Categories

Interaction patterns

Related-term graph

Two hops from pull to refresh — click a term to open its entry, or re-center the graph on it

Focus term

pull to refresh

Directly related

Two hops away

Relatedpull to refresh related of infinite scroll
Relatedpull to refresh related of loading indicator
Relatedpull to refresh related of swipe
Relatedswipe related of carousel
Relatedswipe related of drag and drop
Relatedinfinite scroll related of load more
Relatedinfinite scroll related of pagination
Relatedloading indicator related of progress bar
Relatedloading indicator related of skeleton screen

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