https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/tag/jetpack-compose Posts tagged Jetpack Compose from SudarshanTechLabs. en-us Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT support@sudarshantechlabs.com (Sudarshan Chaudhari) support@sudarshantechlabs.com (Sudarshan Chaudhari) https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/paging-3-efficient-list-loading-at-scale https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/paging-3-efficient-list-loading-at-scale Loading a thousand-item list all at once is how apps run out of memory and feel sluggish. Paging 3 loads data in chunks as the user scrolls. Here's how it fits together with Compose, Room, and a network source. · 4 min read Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Paging 3 Android Jetpack Compose Performance Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-theming-material-you-dynamic-color https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-theming-material-you-dynamic-color Material You lets your app adopt colors from the user's wallpaper while still keeping a brand identity. Here's how dynamic color works in Compose, how to support it without losing your brand, and the dark-theme details that matter. · 4 min read Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Material You Theming Jetpack Compose Android Dynamic Color https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/building-an-android-widget-with-jetpack-glance https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/building-an-android-widget-with-jetpack-glance Jetpack Glance lets you build home-screen widgets with a Compose-like API instead of clunky RemoteViews. Here's how it works, the constraints that make widgets different from app UI, and how to keep them updated efficiently. · 4 min read Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jetpack Glance Widgets Android Jetpack Compose Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-accessibility-making-apps-work-for-everyone https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-accessibility-making-apps-work-for-everyone Accessibility isn't a feature you bolt on at the end — it's a set of small habits during development. Here's how I make Compose apps work with TalkBack, large fonts, and switch access without much extra effort. · 4 min read Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accessibility Android Jetpack Compose TalkBack Inclusive Design https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-custom-layouts-and-modifiers https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-custom-layouts-and-modifiers When Row, Column, and Box can't express your design, Compose's Layout composable and custom modifiers let you measure and place children yourself. Here's how the measure-and-place model works and when to reach for it. · 4 min read Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jetpack Compose Custom Layout Android UI Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/google-maps-in-jetpack-compose-complete-guide https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/google-maps-in-jetpack-compose-complete-guide Adding Google Maps to a Compose app is straightforward once you know the Maps Compose library — markers, camera control, custom styling, and the performance and lifecycle gotchas that bite people first. · 4 min read Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jetpack Compose Google Maps Android Maps Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/writing-tests-for-jetpack-compose https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/writing-tests-for-jetpack-compose How I test Compose UIs without the suite turning brittle — what to assert, how the testing APIs work, the synchronization model that makes flakiness rare, and where UI tests stop earning their keep. · 4 min read Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jetpack Compose Testing Android UI Testing Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-state-management-simple-to-complex https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-state-management-simple-to-complex How I think about state in Compose as screens grow — from a single remembered value to hoisted state, ViewModel-backed StateFlow, and the rules that keep recomposition cheap and bugs rare. · 5 min read Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jetpack Compose State Management Android StateFlow Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-navigation-my-setup https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-navigation-my-setup Navigation in Compose has rough edges. After setting it up in 10+ apps, here is the pattern that avoids the common pain points — type-safe routes, bottom nav integration, and ViewModel scoping. · 3 min read Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Jetpack Compose Navigation Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-compose-animations https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-compose-animations Most animation tutorials focus on what's possible. This one focuses on what's useful: the animations that make an app feel polished and responsive without becoming distracting or slowing users down. · 4 min read Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Jetpack Compose UX Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/designing-for-android-compose https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/designing-for-android-compose Apps that feel native to Android get better ratings and more long-term users. Here's how to implement Material 3 correctly in Compose — theming, components, motion, and the design decisions that separate apps that feel polished from ones that feel amateur. · 4 min read Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Jetpack Compose UX https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-state-management-deep-dive https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-state-management-deep-dive A practical guide to state management in Jetpack Compose with real code examples, showing how to choose the right pattern for your app's complexity and avoid common pitfalls that lead to bugs and maintenance headaches. · 5 min read Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Kotlin Jetpack Compose Best Practices https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-performance-optimization-recomposition-stability-and-skippable-composables https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-performance-optimization-recomposition-stability-and-skippable-composables Learn how to shrink recomposition footprints, make your composables stable, and leverage skippable APIs to keep frame times under 16 ms on real devices. · 8 min read Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Jetpack Compose Performance Best Practices https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-performance https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/jetpack-compose-performance Compose is fast by design, but it's easy to write composables that recompose far more than necessary. Here's how to identify recomposition problems, understand why they happen, and fix them with the right patterns. · 4 min read Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Jetpack Compose Performance Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-compose-navigation https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-compose-navigation Jetpack Compose Navigation replaces the Fragment back stack with a declarative nav graph. Here's how to set it up correctly, pass arguments between screens, handle deep links, and manage the back stack without common pitfalls. · 4 min read Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Jetpack Compose Kotlin Architecture https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/kotlin-coroutines-vs-rxjava-in-2026-choosing-the-right-tool-for-modern-android-development https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/kotlin-coroutines-vs-rxjava-in-2026-choosing-the-right-tool-for-modern-android-development Learn when to use Kotlin Coroutines or RxJava in 2026 for Android apps, with code examples, performance benchmarks, and real-world use cases from a solo dev's perspective. · 3 min read Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Kotlin Coroutines Jetpack Compose Architecture https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-widgets-compose https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-widgets-compose Home screen widgets are one of the most underused retention tools in Android development. Glance brings Compose-like syntax to widget development. Here's how to build a functional widget from scratch. · 3 min read Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Jetpack Compose Kotlin https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-deep-links https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/android-deep-links Deep links connect external content to specific screens in your app. Web links, push notifications, and app shortcuts all use them. Here's how to implement, test, and debug Android deep links correctly. · 3 min read Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Kotlin Jetpack Compose https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/testing-compose-ui https://sudarshantechlabs.com/blog/testing-compose-ui Compose UI testing has a different mental model from View-based testing. Here's how to write reliable, maintainable Compose tests using ComposeTestRule, semantic matchers, and state-driven test patterns. · 3 min read Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Android Jetpack Compose Testing Kotlin