Tag: Jetpack Compose
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Compose text field API to replace onValueChange & VisualTransformation
Previously, VisualTransformation was used for both input filtering and output formatting; now, the API gives us both InputTransformation and OutputTransformation in order to separate the logic.
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Android’s Edge-to-edge Activity API Simplifies Backwards Compatibility for Full-screen Layouts
This API can help anyone looking to implement edge-to-edge screen content in an app that supports Android SDK versions below Android 11.
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GDG Melbourne Devfest 2024: Material 3, Copilot & Rethinking Navigation
This year’s Google Developers Group (GDG) Melbourne Devfest was another great day of learning about how Android teams are tackling issues around Compose design systems, navigation and AI tools.
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GDG Melbourne Devfest 2023: Gradle Version Catalogs, Tech Debt & Compose Design Systems
It was great to hear how other Android teams are tackling problems relating to build configurations and build times, architecture consistency, tech debt and structuring re-usable Jetpack Compose components.
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Compose Preview For Snackbars With Interactive Mode
If you’re building a custom Compose component that has transient state such as a Snackbar there are a couple of things you’ll need to do to get the preview working as expected.
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Tips to display edge-to-edge screen content in an existing Android app in both Jetpack Compose & XML
Edge-to-edge screen content can give your app a professional, polished finish. But there are a few gotchas to be aware of when trying to adapt to both Compose and XML layouts, as well as older Android versions.
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The Best Additions to Android Studio from Google IO: Embedded Layout Inspector & Network Inspection Rules
After just one week of using them, these two new Android Studio features have significantly improved my development workflow and productivity.
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First Look at Android Studio Bot AI Assistant
Looking very similar to the GhatGPT interface, the Android Studio Bot panel allows developers to ask for help while building apps.
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Turning Designs into Code with Relay: Google’s Figma to Compose Plugin
Over the years there have been a number of attempts to automatically generate code from UI designs, namely Zeplin and its little xml layout snippets. With the introduction of the Compose UI toolkit it makes sense that someone would have another shot at this.
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