[satvikpendem]

Agreed, most apps I use already don't use native controls, like Slack, Discord, Spotify etc, and I don't want my apps to do so either since I have a custom design. I think people on HN think users care about platform UI when we see that most users really don't notice or care.

[nicoburns]

That depends on what kind of controls though. Many apps will their own buttons, but most are using the native text input control (and often the native scroll for screens / screen transitions.