To build a mobile app, first use WooCommerce to handle your products and orders. Then, make an app using tools like React Native or Flutter. The app will connect to WooCommerce headless using APIs, which help share data. The app can show products, let people log in, and take payments.
Hey! Building a mobile app with WooCommerce in a headless setup basically means you separate the frontend (mobile app) from the backend (WooCommerce). Your app talks to WooCommerce only through APIs, usually the REST API WooCommerce provides.
Here’s a simple rundown:
Use WooCommerce REST API to fetch products, orders, customers, etc. Your app can be React Native, Flutter, or native iOS/Android — it just needs to handle API calls.
For authentication and user management, you might need plugins or custom code to securely connect your app users with WooCommerce accounts.
Consider performance and caching strategies in the app to reduce API calls and improve speed.
Test payment gateways carefully — sometimes the native app needs special handling or redirects for payment processing.
Use webhooks or polling to keep your app data synced with WooCommerce backend in real time or near real time.
This approach gives you more flexibility on the app UI and user experience compared to using a plugin-based mobile app. But it requires good knowledge of API integration and app development.
If you want something quicker, there are also third-party services or plugins that help build WooCommerce mobile apps without full custom development.
