Quick Guides Collection
Display images

Work with images onscreen using a vector, bitmap, or directly drawing with a canvas on screen.
Load an image into your app from a disk, or from the internet using Coil or Glide.
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Display animated images for loading animations and icons that give feedback after user actions.
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Blend or overlay source images to display layered images.
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Clip an image to a shape to customize how images display in your app.
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7 minutes

These 5 quick and easy animations can help make your app come to life in just a few minutes. Make your Compose app stand out even if you don't have the time to learn everything there is to know about animations.

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9 minutes

After you're comfortable working in Compose, you might want to start drawing your own custom components. This video covers how to get started with custom drawing.

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5 minutes

See how to animate state values, using transitions, animating visibility or size changes and simple crossfades by using the Compose animation APIs.

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5 minutes

See how to use Compose APIs specifically designed to draw text on a canvas. This segment shows the code to draw an emoji font in a rounded rectangle.

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Draw text in Compose

2 minutes

See how to use Compose APIs specifically designed to draw text on a canvas. This segment shows the code to draw an emoji font in a rounded rectangle.

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