Get started with creating intuitive native user interfaces on Android platforms using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose with the help of this illustrated guide
Key Features
Distinguish between the imperative (Android View) and declarative (Jetpack Compose) approach
Explore the Compose app structure, UI elements, and core concepts like state and composition over inheritance
Enhance apps with animations, transitions and build for smartphones, tablets, and foldable devices
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Book DescriptionCompose has caused a paradigm shift in Android development, introducing a variety of new concepts that are essential to an Android developer's learning journey. It solves a lot of pain points associated with Android development and is touted to become the default way to building Android apps over the next few years. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect all changes and additions that were made by Google since the initial stable release, and all examples are based on Material 3 (also called Material You).
This book uses practical examples to help you understand the fundamental concepts of Jetpack Compose and how to use them when you are building your own Android applications. You'll begin by getting an in-depth explanation of the declarative approach, along with its differences from and advantages over traditional user interface (UI) frameworks. Having laid this foundation, the next set of chapters take a practical approach to show you how to write your first composable function. The chapters will also help you master layouts, an important core component of every UI framework, and then move to more advanced topics such as animation, testing, and architectural best practices.
By the end of this book, you'll be able to write your own Android apps using Jetpack Compose and Material Design.What you will learn
Recognize the motivation behind Jetpack Compose
Gain an understanding of the core concepts of Jetpack Compose
Build a complete app using Jetpack Compose
Utilize Jetpack Compose inside existing Android applications
Test and debug apps that use Jetpack Compose
Understand Material Design and how it is implemented using Jetpack Compose
Write apps for different form factors
Bring your Compose UI to other platforms
Who this book is forIf you're an Android developer with existing knowledge of the Kotlin programming language looking to learn how to build modern Android user interfaces using Jetpack Compose, then this book is for you. This book is not an introduction to Android development. You must have a basic understanding of how Android apps are developed using Android Studio.
