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Speed dial

A FAB that expands into multiple action buttons when tapped.

A speed dial is a floating action button that, when tapped, fans out into 3-5 smaller action buttons. Each sub-button has its own icon and represents a related action.

Use a speed dial when one screen has multiple equally important create actions — New post, New photo, New event. Single-action screens are better off with a plain FAB.

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