Difference between an AppCompat view and a normal Android view

Question

What is the difference between an AppCompat view component and a standard/default view component?

For example, the difference between an AppCompatEdit

Answer 1

When you are using a Button or an EditText you are actually using AppCompatButton and AppCompatEditText. From the official documentation of the AppCompatEditText.

A tint aware EditText. This will automatically be used when you use EditText in your layouts. You should only need to manually use this class when writing custom views