Archive
These posts cover Jetpack Compose during its pre-release alpha period and Android development topics from 2019–2020. Some details may be outdated.
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App Theme With Compose
Composable components access theme properties differently from the platform View types. Learn how to create a custom app theme and apply it in this post.
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Bottom Navigation Bar With Compose
A bottom app bar provides easy to access navigation for your users, typically the main screens users should be able to access quickly. Learn how to add bottom navigation with Jetpack Compose in this post!
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Floating Action Button With Compose
Providing a main action for a screen is the perfect job for a Floating Action Button. Learn how to implement one with Jetpack Compose in this blog post.
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Navigation Drawer and Composable Scaffold
Navigation drawers are a common pattern in Android apps. Learn how to add one using the Scaffold component in Jetpack Compose
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Composable App Bar
The App Bar provides essential theming and navigation for the screens of your app. Learn how to configure one with Jetpack Compose in this post.
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Display a List of Tweets
There are two options for displaying a vertical list in Compose but each serves a different purpose. This post explores using AdapterList to show a list of Tweets.
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Display a Round Profile Image
A tweet view would not be complete without a round profile image. This post shows how to add an image with a background color and clip it to a circle.
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Jetpack Compose dev08 Updates
Dev08 is the most recent release of Compose and it has a lot of changes. This post updates the Tweetish app to work with the newest version.
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Immutable Data, Mutable State
Learn how to keep your data classes immutable while providing your composable views with an observable view state.
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Compose Toggleable Buttons
Learn how to modify the state of a model class and how Toggleable is different from Clickable.
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Container Deprecation and Icon Buttons
Learn how to replace the Container component and a better way to draw icon resources
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Compose Simple State
Learn how to add basic view state and how to conditionally add views in your composable functions.
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Handle Composable Clicks
Learn how to respond to click events from composable functions as well as how to access the Context object.
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Composable Icon Resources
Learn how to use vector icons with compose and how to space items out in a Row.
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Becoming a Composer
Dive into the world of composable views and learn how to setup
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Fun Times at the GDG Summit
Learn about two days of learning, networking, and fun at the