Getting started with Jetpack Compose

Aug 2025 · 5 min read

Jetpack Compose is Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI. It simplifies and accelerates UI development with less code, powerful tools, and intuitive Kotlin APIs.

Why Compose

• Declarative UI model
• Less boilerplate
• State-driven and testable

State basics

Use remember and State to hold UI state in composables. Hoist state to improve reusability.

Navigation

Navigation Compose provides a simple way to handle in-app navigation with a composable-based API.