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inetknght02/19/20255 repliesview on HN

> Showing a big snackbar when

A big... what?

Can you tell me what this new lingo is for someone who doesn't use the latest and shittiest marketing lingo?


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inor0gu02/19/2025

> latest and shittiest marketing lingo

It exists since Android 6: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/m...

Informative banner that does not require user interaction to dismiss.

dragonwriter02/19/2025

Snackbar isn't a particularly new term, it goes back, IIRC, to the first version of Material Design and is similar to a toast but different in that snackbars may support interaction whereas toasts are non-interactive.

SpaghettiCthulu02/19/2025

An in-app notification along the bottom of your screen. Usually just some text on a dark grey or black background.

alashow02/20/2025

> shittiest marketing lingo

Is that what you call the words you don't understand?