--- title: 8 tips for building a badass offline app | daily.dev description: A practical guide to building mobile apps that work reliably without a constant internet connection. Covers eight key strategies: designing with offline-first... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/8-tips-for-building-a-badass-offline-app-li22sajfn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 8 tips for building a badass offline app | daily.dev og:description: A practical guide to building mobile apps that work reliably without a constant internet connection. Covers eight key strategies: designing with offline-first... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/8-tips-for-building-a-badass-offline-app-li22sajfn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/li22sajfN.png og:image:alt: 8 tips for building a badass offline app og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 8 tips for building a badass offline app **[Touchlab](https://daily.dev/sources/touchlab)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A practical guide to building mobile apps that work reliably without a constant internet connection. Covers eight key strategies: designing with offline-first assumptions, prioritizing which features need offline support, using command queues for minimal implementation, choosing between state-based and command-based sync, distinguishing temporary vs. permanent errors, avoiding stuck sync queues, using separate local and server IDs, and deciding between data storage vs. ID reference in command queues. Includes real-world examples and pitfalls from Android development experience. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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