Android Jetpack Compose is a modern, fully declarative UI toolkit that is transforming the way developers build user interfaces on Android. It provides a simpler way to design and construct interfaces with less boilerplate code. Among the many components it provides, Surface is a foundational one used to create containers with a specific appearance. In…
Android’s Jetpack Compose toolkit has been gaining popularity due to its declarative nature and the modern approach it brings to building UI for Android apps. It offers a collection of composable functions for different UI elements, including buttons, text fields, and surfaces. In this blog post, we’re going to focus on how to handle click…
In Android’s Jetpack Compose, Surface and Box are two vital layout components that you will likely come across often. While they might appear similar at first glance, they serve different purposes and have distinct characteristics. This blog post will delve into the differences between Surface and Box to help you understand when to use each…
Dialogs are an important component of any mobile application. They are typically used to capture user input or provide crucial information to the user. Android Jetpack Compose, the modern UI toolkit for Android, simplifies the process of creating and managing dialogs. In this blog post, we will demonstrate how to create a full screen dialog…
Dialogs are an integral part of any mobile application. They are typically used to grab the user’s attention, provide additional information, or get user input. In Android Jetpack Compose, creating custom dialogs is not only simple but also fun, thanks to the power and flexibility of declarative UI patterns. This blog post illustrates how to…
Hyperlinks provide a convenient way to guide users to different parts of your app or external websites. This is incredibly useful in cases such as guiding users to your terms and conditions, privacy policy, or perhaps citing a source. In this tutorial, we will discuss how you can create hyperlinks within a sentence that can…
Jetpack Compose, the modern toolkit for building native Android UI, simplifies the task of creating beautiful and interactive UIs. It’s also incredibly flexible when it comes to creating and formatting text. One powerful tool it provides for this purpose is the AnnotatedString. An AnnotatedString is a string that has additional metadata attached to segments of…
In the realm of Android development, managing the visibility of UI components is a fundamental operation. Traditionally, developers leveraged View.VISIBLE, View.INVISIBLE, and View.GONE to control visibility. With the introduction of Jetpack Compose, the declarative UI toolkit, these practices have become antiquated. Instead, we control the visibility of composables (the building blocks of UI in Jetpack…
Android’s Jetpack Compose library offers a powerful and flexible system for creating UI elements. One such feature is the draggable modifier, which allows you to add drag functionality to your composable functions. This can be especially handy for creating interactive UI elements like sliders, movable cards, and more. In this blog post, we will take…
Jetpack Compose is revolutionizing the way we build user interfaces in Android. One of the key features of Jetpack Compose is the Modifier system. A Modifier is an ordered, immutable collection of decoration and layout settings that you can use to change the properties of Composable functions. In this blog post, we’re going to explore…
Jetpack Compose, the modern toolkit for building native Android UI, provides developers with powerful tools and APIs to create custom and interactive UI elements. One such tool is the clip() modifier. Clipping allows us to control the shape and layout of a component, giving us the freedom to step beyond traditional rectangular views. In this…
Jetpack Compose has taken the Android development world by storm with its simplicity, conciseness, and powerful functionality. One such feature of Jetpack Compose is the background modifier, which allows developers to easily manipulate the background aspects of a composable. What is a Modifier Before diving into the background modifier, let’s understand what a modifier is…