Jetpack Compose is the modern toolkit for building native Android UI. Here's where you'll find the latest information about using Compose.
- Overview: See all the resources available to Compose developers.
- Tutorial: Get started with Compose, by using it to build a simple UI.
Foundation
- Thinking in Compose: Learn how Compose's declarative approach is different from the view-based approach you may have used in the past, and how to build a mental model of working with Compose.
- Managing state: Learn about setting and using state in your Compose app.
- Lifecycle and side-effects: Learn about the lifecycle of a Compose object, and the best ways to manage side-effects.
Development environment
- Android Studio with Compose: Set up your development environment to use Compose.
- Tooling: Learn about Android Studio's new features to support Compose.
- Kotlin for Compose: Learn how certain Kotlin-specific idioms work with Compose.
Design
- Layout: Learn about Compose's native layout components, and how to design your own.
- Theming: Learn how to theme your Compose-based UI.
- Lists: Learn about some of Compose's options for managing and displaying lists of data.
- Text: Learn about Compose's main options for displaying and editing text.
- Graphics: Learn about Compose's features for building and working with custom graphics.
- Animation: Learn about Compose's different options for animating your UI elements.
- Gestures: Learn how to build a Compose UI that detects and interacts with user gestures.
Adopting Compose
- Interoperability: Compose is designed to work with your existing Android views. Learn about integrating Compose content with view-based UIs in the same app.
- Compose and other libraries: Learn how to use view-based libraries in your Compose content.
- Compose architecture:
Learn how to implement the unidirectional flow pattern in Compose, how to
implement events and state holders, and how to work with
ViewModel
in Compose. - Navigation:
Learn how to use
NavController
to integrate the Navigation component with your Compose UI. - Resources: Learn how to work with your app's resources in your Compose code.
- Accessibility: Learn how to make your Compose UI suitable for users with different accessibility requirements.
- Testing:
Learn about testing your Compose code.
- Testing cheat sheet: A quick reference of useful Compose testing APIs.