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Next.js 16.3: Instant Navigations

A new suite of tools that brings the responsiveness of a single-page app to the server-centric model of Next.js.

Published By Andrew Clark · 1 min read

Next.js 16.3 is almost here, and it's packed with a ton of improvements: better rendering under stress thanks to native Node.js streams, faster startup times in local dev, and deeper integration with agent-based workflows.

We'll be covering these features in the coming weeks as we prepare a stable release. But today, we'd like to focus on one new feature we're calling Instant Navigations — a suite of tools that bring the responsiveness of client-driven SPAs to Next.js, without sacrificing the benefits that come with its server-driven model.

Let's see how this feature addresses the long-standing (and valid!) criticism that Server Components can make apps feel unresponsive.

One of the most common frustrations we hear about Next.js apps is that navigations…

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