jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #309

Published: 2026-04-07

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Ooooo… What Did We Get?

Reviewing the release notes for the latest Jetpack Compose update!

https://commonsware.com/blog/2026/04/01/jetpack-artifact-wave.html

Composable Commentary

Posts, videos, and other new information related to Jetpack Compose!

A Hidden Problem in Jetpack Compose TextField Max Length

Medium: Jetpack Compose Hot Reload on Real Android Devices: Reduce the Build Time to Seconds

Medium: The White Lines: Enforcing Design System Rules with Detekt

Medium: How PickPerfect calls hapticTick() from shared Compose code while each platform does its own thing under the hood

Leveraging @RequireOptIn to create composables that can be used only in previews

Medium: Biometric Auth in Compose Made Easy: The New Library You Need

Other Interesting Links

• Building a Cross‑Platform Ollama Dashboard with 95% Shared Code
• Medium: Building a Custom Ruler Picker for Android — Why I Ended Up Open Sourcing It
• Medium: Jetpack Compose State Basics: How remember Really Works
• Medium: Jetpack Compose State Deep Dive: remember vs rememberSaveable vs Custom remember
• Medium: Jetpack Compose: Animated Snake Border for Rectangle Shapes
• Medium: Jetpack Compose: Why Your API is Calling Multiple Times (And How to Fix It)
• Medium: Remote Compose: The Day UI Stopped Shipping with APK
• Medium: Stop Creating New Activities for Every Screen — Here’s When You Actually Need One

Resource Roundup

100% pure code!

https://github.com/Monkopedia/kodemirror https://github.com/skymansandy/jsonCMP https://github.com/linreal/cascade-editor https://github.com/himattm/halogen https://github.com/bentleypark/tessera

Other Interesting Links

(sorted alpha)

https://github.com/BrianMwas/koog-compose https://github.com/rainxchzed/RikkaUi https://github.com/kirillNay/tg-mini-app https://github.com/artmg13/colorpicker-compose-dsl https://github.com/RhoBus/KLoading https://github.com/AfzalSiddiqui/MotionKit-Android https://svgtocompose.com/ https://github.com/iAbanoubSamir/compose-dialog-kit https://github.com/gawwr4v/RadialMenu https://composeinternals.com/composeloaders

A Very Particular Set of Skills

Adding Compose capabilities to your coding agents!

https://github.com/Aks-4125/kmp-glassmorphism-skill https://github.com/liuyi0808/android-review https://github.com/wh173d3v11/kotlin-compose-multiplatform-skill https://github.com/aldefy/compose-skill https://github.com/prasad-vennam/Awesome-Android-AI-Agent-Skills https://skills.sh/krutikjain/android-agent-skills/android-compose-foundations