Exploring the future

This book is based on Jetpack Compose 1.0, the first stable version of the library, which was released in July 2021. Just like all other Jetpack components, Google is constantly enhancing and updating Compose. At the time of finishing the manuscript, version 1.1 was in beta. When it becomes stable, I will update the repository accompanying this book to reflect the changes. You can find the latest version of the samples of this book at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Android-UI-Development-with-Jetpack-Compose.

Jetpack Compose 1.1 will offer bug fixes, new functionality, and performance improvements. New features include the following:

• The Compose compiler will support older versions of the Compose runtime. This allows you to use the latest tooling while still targeting older Compose versions.
• Touch target sizing (UI elements may get extra spacing to make them more accessible).
• ImageVector caching.
• Support for Android 12 stretch overscroll...