# Building App-like Experiences with Next.js 16.3

DevFeed: [Building App-like Experiences with Next.js 16.3](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-app-like-experiences-with-next-js-16-3-3142.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nextjs.org/blog/building-app-like-experiences-with-nextjs-16-3>)

Author: Aurora Scharff

Published: 2026-08-18T16:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Next.js Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/next-js-blog.md>)

Topics: [Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/next-js.md>)

Tags: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [cache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cache.md>), [next-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/next-js.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>)

## AI overview

Next.js 16.3 introduces Instant Navigations through Cache Components and Partial Prefetching, enabling immediate UI display while server-rendered content completes. The article also explains caching data and route payloads across navigations.

## Source excerpt

Build app-like experiences with Instant Navigations, server-rendered data, optimistic updates, and live client state in Next.js 16.3.