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This modifier should be used when verticalScroll/horizontalScroll is not enough for your use case, but if you'd like more defaults to be handled above the lower level scrollable modifier. This modifier sits nicely in-between these two existing options for you.
Check out the docs here for more information: https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/touch-input/pointer-input/scroll#scrollable-area-modifier
Another feature in #JetpackCompose 1.10 is the new: Modifier.scrollableArea() 📜
Think of it like this: scrollable() tells you how the pointer moved, while scrollableArea() translates that pointer movement into how the content should move within a typical scrollable view.
If you want to reduce your ANR rate... enable R8! 🥁
Honestly the numbers from Reddit here are impressive, with 30% less ANRs, 40% faster app startup and frame rate improvement of 25% 😱
Checkout the video from @keyboardsurfer to learn more!
Compose 1.10 was released yesterday! 🔟
It includes some nice new features to wrap up the year:
🧞♀️ Support for Dynamic shared elements
👰🏻♀️ New Enter/Exit Transitions to set a color whilst it transitions with unveilIn / veilOut
⏭️ Modifier.skipToLookaheadPosition()
📦 New retain APIs influenced by the Circuit team https://github.com/slackhq/circuit
Read more about some of the highlights here:
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/12/whats-new-in-jetpack-compose-december.html
💔 Why are we not recommending the library anymore? The icons library (“Material Icons”) have been superseded by the newer look of Material Symbols & we’ve seen that the library can increase the build time of your apps significantly.
More info: https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/graphics/images/material
Been a while since I posted here... But we released a new version of #Androidify onto the Play Store, and I can't stop trying all my outfits with it.
I love how it captures small details 💞 Try it out and let us know what you think?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.developers.androidify
🤖Google’s new Androidify app has helped create my favorite social media avatar yet
Google’s new Androidify app is a perfect tool for generating a social media avatar, especially for Android fans
Check out the Android Authority team's Bots in the link👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/androidify-app-hands-on-3594215/
(Huge thanks to the Android team for giving me early access!)
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