The Ionic tabs application

Tabs are a very common menu system in mobile apps. They provide users with a simple yet effective way to create independent views in an app that sort of act like apps within an app.

The preceding screenshot is a view of a sample Ionic tabs application. One great feature that a tabbed menu system provides is the ability to maintain the independent context within each individual tab menu. No matter where you are in the application, you always have the option of switching to another tab at any point. Navigation history is another feature that the tabs menu provides. You are able to navigate to different views within each tab, and you do not lose this navigation history when you switch back and forth between any tab menu. Now that we have some clarity about what the tabs application entails, let's go ahead and create a brand new tab application and look in detail at how it operates.

Creating an Ionic tabs application

Creating an Ionic tabs application is not too different...