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A native application has been compiled to run on the hardware/software environment that comprises the targeted architecture.

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An example of a native Android app would be a mobile application written in Java using the Android toolchain.

On the other hand, a Web App that runs inside a browser is not native — it is run in the web browser, which sits on top of the native environment, not the native environment itself.

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Updated on April 20, 2024 by Datarist.