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Onboarding flow

The first-time experience that introduces a new user to the app.

An onboarding flow is the small set of screens new users see right after signing up. It might be a 3-slide carousel showing main features, a setup wizard, or a single welcome screen. The goal is to get the user to their first useful moment fast.

Keep it short — most users skip long onboardings. Show value, not a feature list. Always include a Skip button. The best onboarding ends in the user actually using the app, not in a "You are all set!" page.

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