Angular2: *ngFor does not update when array is updated

You could also use the trackBy option in your *ngFor expression, providing a unique ID for every item inside the array. This does make you 100% responsible for change detection, so update this (unique) property every time the item in the array changes. Angular will then only re-render the list if any item inside your array has been given a different trackBy property:

*ngFor="let item of (itemList$ | async); trackBy: trackItem"

or:

*ngFor="let item of itemList; trackBy: trackItem"

where:

trackItem is a public method in your component:

public trackItem (index: number, item: Item) {
  return item.trackId;
}

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