As of Compose Foundation 1.7.0-alpha07, the ClickableText composable has been marked as deprecated, with plans for it to be removed come 1.8.0. ClickableText is often used to handle URLs within text – while the composable handles the click event, we are still required to manually provide styling attributes via annotated strings. To replace ClickableText, we… Continue reading
Exploring the Android Photo Picker
The Photo Picker allow us to reduce friction when working with Media selection on Android, along with creating a simpler + consistent experience for users. In this blog post, we’re going to take a quick look at how we can use it in our own apps – both in Composable UI and within activities/fragments. Looking… Continue reading
Android App Update Prompts using the Google Play Console
Many apps regularly release new versions to the Google Play Store – be it for new features, fixes or more urgent changes due to security or breaking changes. Even though many users have automatic updates enabled, we often see slow adoption for new app releases. Not only does this mean a delay in users seeing… Continue reading
Exploring Jetpack Compose: Aspect Ratio Modifier
In the world of Compose, there are a vast range of modifiers that are available at our disposable. As you build more and more UI with Compose, it’s likely that you’re going to discover new modifiers that you previously were not aware of. For me this week it was the aspectRatio modifier – so in… Continue reading
Adding Custom Actions to Share Sheets in Android 14
When interacting with Android Apps, share sheets are a common component that we’ll interact with when sharing content with other apps and contacts. As developers, we can improve the usability of these share sheets by utilising features such as adding previews for content being shared, as well as implementing direct share targets to commonly interacted… Continue reading
Sharing Composables between Mobile and TV Apps
For the past few years, we’ve been getting to grips with Jetpack Compose and how we can use it to build apps for Handheld and Wear OS devices. Late last year, Composables built for Android TV apps started to surface as Alpha releases and in this series of blog posts, I want to dive into… Continue reading
Exploring Android 14: Partial Media Permissions
If you’ve used iOS in recent years, you’ve likely experienced the ability to grant apps partial access to your device media. I have always been a big fan of this feature, as in a lot of cases you won’t want to grant anyone access to your entire media library – being able to do so… Continue reading
Material Components for Android TV using Jetpack Compose
For the past few years, we’ve been getting to grips with Jetpack Compose and how we can use it to build apps for Handheld and Wear OS devices. Late last year, Composables built for Android TV apps started to surface as Alpha releases and in this series of blog posts, I want to dive into… Continue reading
Jetpack Compose + Material Components for Android TV: Cards
For the past few years, we’ve been getting to grips with Jetpack Compose and how we can use it to build apps for Handheld and Wear OS devices. Late last year, Composables built for Android TV apps started to surface as Alpha releases and in this series of blog posts, I want to dive into… Continue reading
Navigation Drawers for Android TV using Jetpack Compose
For the past few years, we’ve been getting to grips with Jetpack Compose and how we can use it to build apps for Handheld and Wear OS devices. Late last year, Composables built for Android TV apps started to surface as Alpha releases and in this series of blog posts, I want to dive into… Continue reading