Celebrating 5 years of Jetpack Compose
Posted by Rebecca Franks, Developer Relations Engineer, Nick Butcher, Product Manager, Loryn Hairston, Product Marketing Manager, Android Today, we officially celebrate five years since the release of Jetpack Compose 1.0. From version 1.0, announced on July 28th, 2021 , to our latest 1.11 release , we’ve seen the APIs evolve significantly over the years, and we’re taking a moment to celebrate.…
Today, the Android community marked the fifth anniversary of Jetpack Compose, a revolutionary framework for building native interfaces on Android. Announced on July 28th, 2021, the 1.0 release introduced a simpler, faster, and more intuitive approach to app development.
Over the past five years, Compose has evolved significantly, going beyond its initial mobile focus. It now extends to other form factors such as TV, WearOS, Glance for Widgets, and even display glasses with Jetpack Compose Glimmer. Adding to its versatility, Compose has seen adoption by more than 68% of the top 1,000 apps in production today.
In a recent Android Developers Backstage episode, Clara Bayarri, Engineering Lead for Jetpack, along with former team leads Romain Guy and Chet Haase, and Senior Engineering Director Tor Norbye, shared the history and early development of Compose. The team discussed how the framework has grown from basic Box, Row, and Column layouts to a comprehensive toolset for modern app design.
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