2022 was an extraordinary year for us here at Backendless – in all senses of the word. Take a walk down memory lane and see all of the incredible new features (and world-changing events) that shaped the past year.

Redis is an open source in-memory data store that can be used as a database, cache, or message broker. It’s often used for caching web pages and reducing the load on servers.

Notify your users when actions succeed, fail, require further attention, or trigger any other information that the user needs to know by using the Snackbar component.

Give your users the power to add and remove items from a fixed list with the Transfer List component in UI Builder.

Modals are popups that allow you to collect data from users, alert users to information, and allow users to perform other tasks in your UI without leaving the page they’re on.

Draggable lists are a staple of any productivity application or app that presents a list of items or tasks to complete.

When building web apps with multi-step registration processes or ecommerce with transactional processes, a stepper helps users keep track of the process and encourages them to reach the end.

Many apps include functionality allowing users to copy an element on the page to their device’s clipboard so the user can easily paste the element into another app or input area.

Adding a color picker to your app allows your users to visually select the color they want without having to know the precise HEX, RGB or HSL code for the color.