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Glossary: React Native

AsyncStorage

Also written: @react-native-async-storage/async-storage

The phone's version of `localStorage`: it saves strings under keys, and every call is asynchronous so you `await` it. Kettle & Crane uses it to keep the cart between launches; it isn't encrypted, so it's not for secrets.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

SecureStoreJSON.stringify / JSON.parse