Android Compose Roadmap

Ultimate Jetpack Compose UI Mastery Roadmap

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🎨 Advanced Custom Components

Complex Layout Systems

• Build custom Layout composables with intricate measurement logic — Flowing magazine spread
• Implement custom SubcomposeLayout for dynamic content sizing — Auto‑resizing chat bubbles
• Create responsive grid systems with automatic item sizing — Pinterest masonry
• Build masonry/waterfall layouts with efficient recomposition — Unsplash gallery
• Implement custom flow layouts with complex wrapping logic — Tag cloud
• Design adaptive layouts that respond to screen size classes — Foldable Z‑layout

High‑Performance List Components

• Custom LazyColumn with complex item types and animations — Finance dashboard feed
• Implement sticky headers with parallax scrolling effects — Apple Music artist page
• Build expandable/collapsible list items with smooth transitions — FAQ accordion
• Create nested horizontal/vertical scrolling with proper touch handling — Netflix carousel in list
• Implement pull‑to‑refresh with custom loading indicators — Fluid droplet loader
• Add infinite scrolling with prefetching and error handling — Twitter timeline

Advanced Input Components

• Custom text fields with floating labels and complex validation — Material login form
• Multi‑line text editors with syntax highlighting — Markdown editor
• Rich text input with formatting toolbar — Email composer
• Custom date/time pickers with smooth wheel animations — iOS‑style picker
• Implement drag‑and‑drop file upload with progress indicators — Drive uploader
• Build multi‑step forms with validation and progress tracking — Checkout wizard

🎭 Animation & Transitions

Physics‑Based Animations

• Implement spring animations with custom damping and stiffness — Card stack fling
• Build momentum‑based scrolling with realistic physics — Photo gallery
• Create elastic bounce effects for UI interactions — Pull‑to‑refresh rubber band
• Implement decay animations for fling gestures — Map inertial pan
• Add magnetic snap‑to‑grid animations — Icon home screen
• Build realistic swipe‑to‑dismiss with velocity calculations — Email archive swipe

Complex Transition Systems

• Custom shared element transitions between screens — Image to detail hero
• Implement hero animations with complex path interpolation — Fab morph to sheet
• Build morphing animations between different UI states — Play→Pause icon
• Create staggered animations for list items — Onboarding checklist
• Implement reveal animations with custom clip paths — Circular FAB reveal
• Add particle systems for engaging micro‑interactions — Like button confetti

Advanced Animation Coordination

• Chain multiple animations with precise timing — Story player controls
• Implement interrupt‑driven animations that can be cancelled — Pull‑to‑refresh abort
• Build animation sequences with conditional branching — Achievement unlock flow
• Create gesture‑driven animations with real‑time feedback — Draggable bottom sheet
• Add animation debugging tools and performance monitoring — FPS overlay
• Implement animation presets for consistent UI behavior — Design‑system tween set

🖼️ Graphics & Visual Effects

Custom Drawing & Canvas

• Build custom Canvas composables with complex path operations — Waveform renderer
• Implement custom progress indicators with intricate designs — Circular file loader
• Create data visualization components (charts, graphs, dashboards) — Candlestick chart
• Build custom loading animations with morphing shapes — Morphing blob
• Implement signature capture with smooth stroke rendering — E‑signature pad
• Add custom brush effects and pattern fills — Watercolor avatar

Advanced Material Design

• Implement Material You dynamic theming with custom algorithms — Wallpaper‑aware palette
• Build custom color harmonization systems — Brand tint engine
• Create adaptive typography that responds to user preferences — Dynamic reading mode
• Implement custom elevation and shadow systems — 3‑D card deck
• Build morphing FABs with complex state transitions — Fab→Toolbar morph
• Add custom ripple effects with non‑standard behaviors — Radial rainbow ripple

Shader Effects & Filters

• Implement custom Modifier.graphicsLayer effects — 3‑D card flip
• Build blur effects with runtime performance optimization — Frosted glass sheet
• Create custom gradient systems with complex color stops — Sunset radial gradient
• Implement image filters (sepia, grayscale, contrast) — Instagram filter set
• Add custom clipping with complex shapes — Ticket stub edge
• Build morphing mask effects for UI elements — Circular reveal mask

🔧 Performance & Memory Optimization

Advanced State Management

• Implement custom remember delegates for complex objects — Expensive ML model
• Build state hoisting patterns for deeply nested components — Shopping cart state
• Create custom MutableState implementations — Atomic numeric state
• Implement lazy state initialization for heavy computations — JSON parse on demand
• Add state persistence across configuration changes — In‑progress form restore
• Build custom state observers with lifecycle awareness — Playback state tracker

Recomposition Optimization

• Implement @Stable and @Immutable annotations strategically — Theme data class
• Build custom CompositionLocal providers for theme data — A11y scaling local
• Create efficient key strategies for dynamic lists — Chat thread keys
• Implement custom Modifier chains for performance — Touch + semantics inline
• Add recomposition debugging and profiling tools — Recomposer timeline
• Build component‑level performance monitoring — Per‑screen FPS logger

Memory Management

• Implement custom DisposableEffect for resource cleanup — Camera stream dispose
• Build image loading with proper memory caching — Low‑res preview→Full
• Create custom LaunchedEffect with cancellation support — Live location subscription
• Implement efficient bitmap handling for large images — Zoomable floorplan
• Add memory leak detection for composition scopes — Leak‑canary integration
• Build custom garbage collection strategies — Bitmap pool

🎯 Touch & Gesture Handling

Advanced Gesture Detection

• Implement custom PointerInputScope for complex gestures — Two‑finger rotation
• Build multi‑touch support with gesture recognition — Piano keyboard
• Create custom drag‑and‑drop with visual feedback — Trello card
• Implement pinch‑to‑zoom with smooth scaling — Photo pinch zoom
• Add rotation gestures with momentum — Map rotate
• Build custom gesture recognizers for domain‑specific actions — Sticker resize handle

Complex Interaction Patterns

• Implement swipe‑to‑action with customizable thresholds — Email multi‑options
• Build nested scrolling with proper touch event delegation — Collapsing toolbar
• Create custom pull‑to‑refresh with elastic resistance — Bouncy droplet
• Implement long‑press menus with contextual actions — Text selection toolbar
• Add haptic feedback integration for touch interactions — Soft key presses
• Build accessibility‑compliant gesture alternatives — Voice command overlay

Touch Response Optimization

• Implement touch latency reduction techniques — Predictive input pipeline
• Build gesture prediction for smoother interactions — Inertia pre‑sample
• Create custom touch target sizing for accessibility — 48dp remapper
• Implement touch feedback with appropriate delays — Instant ripple
• Add gesture conflict resolution for overlapping areas — Map inside Recycler
• Build performance monitoring for touch responsiveness — Latency heatmap

📱 Platform Integration

System UI Integration

• Custom status bar styling with gradient backgrounds — Dynamic playlist color
• Implement edge‑to‑edge layouts with proper insets — Full‑bleed hero image
• Build custom navigation bar handling — Transparent nav bar
• Create immersive mode transitions — Video player fullscreen
• Add dynamic notification styling — Messaging bubbles
• Implement custom splash screen animations — Logo particle burst

Hardware Integration

• Camera viewfinder with custom overlay controls — AR measurement
• Implement biometric authentication UI — Face unlock prompt
• Build custom keyboard with gesture support — Swipe typing keyboard
• Create sensor‑based UI interactions (accelerometer, gyroscope) — Parallax wallpaper
• Add NFC interaction indicators — Tap‑to‑pay glow
• Implement custom accessibility services — Screen color filter

Native Bridge Components

• Custom platform views integration — Google Maps view
• Implement native ad components with Compose — In‑feed ad card
• Build custom map components with overlays — Heatmap layer
• Create native video player controls — YouTube style seekbar
• Add custom WebView with JavaScript bridge — Markdown previewer
• Implement native image processing components — OpenCV filter pipeline

🎪 Complex UI Patterns

Multi‑Screen Coordination

• Build master‑detail layouts with adaptive behavior — Tablet email client
• Implement bottom sheet with complex state management — Maps place sheet
• Create custom navigation drawer with gesture support — Edge swipe drawer
• Build tabbed interfaces with custom indicators — Instagram top tabs
• Add modal dialogs with advanced positioning — Contextual tooltip
• Implement custom popup menus with animations — Overflow fade‑in

Data Presentation

• Build custom data tables with sorting and filtering — Stock screener grid
• Implement timeline components with complex layouts — Project Gantt chart
• Create custom calendar views with event handling — Agenda month view
• Build dashboard widgets with real‑time updates — IoT sensor panel
• Add custom progress tracking with milestone indicators — Course completion rings
• Implement custom comparison views (before/after) — Photo slider compare

Interactive Media

• Build custom media players with gesture controls — Podcast scrubbing
• Implement image galleries with smooth transitions — Lightbox gallery
• Create custom drawing/annotation tools — PDF annotation
• Build interactive charts with zoom and pan — Financial line chart
• Add custom audio visualizers — Equalizer bars
• Implement custom video editing timeline — Story clip trimmer

Component Architecture

• Build composable design system with consistent APIs — Enterprise DS kit
• Implement custom theme providers with inheritance — Brand hierarchy
• Create modular component libraries — Feature bundles
• Build custom testing utilities for UI components — Golden tests DSL
• Add component documentation generation — Storybook‑style docs
• Implement automated visual regression testing — Pixel diff bot

Custom Modifier System

• GamepadInputModifier — map D‑pad / analog input to Compose focus navigation (Console companion app)
• PhysicsSwipeModifier — adds spring‑back overscroll with configurable damping + haptics (E‑reader page turn)
• RevealOnScrollModifier — animates items into view based on viewport percent (Onboarding list)
• PermissionAwareClickModifier — blocks clicks and shows rationale until runtime permission granted (Photo picker)
• LottieProgressModifier — binds Lottie animation progress to scroll offset or playback time (Story scrub bar)
• SoundFeedbackModifier — plays ear‑cons tied to press / release / long‑press events (ATM kiosk)
• SkeletonLoadingModifier — draws shimmer placeholders until data is loaded (Product card grid)
• AccessControlledModifier — hides, disables, or obfuscates UI based on user roles (Admin console)
• RemoteConfigModifier — tweaks spacing, colors, or feature flags via Firebase at runtime (A/B testing framework)
• DebugHighlightModifier — outlines recomposition bounds and color‑codes stale state (Dev build overlay)
• ComposableProfilerModifier — measures compose execution time and logs to Logcat / Perfetto (Performance lab)
• DragToReorderModifier — enables long‑press drag sorting with auto‑scroll and haptic ticks (Playlist editor)
• SnapToCenterModifier — snaps scrolling content to center with velocity‑dependent spring (Carousel banner)
• TooltipOnHoverModifier — shows animated tooltip for mouse / stylus hover with delay scheduling (Tablet desktop mode)
• ClipboardAwareModifier — intercepts copy / cut events to sanitize or transform text (Secure notes)
• EdgeShadowModifier — adds dynamic inner shadows based on scroll position for depth cues (Bottom sheet)

Additional Resources

• Compose Compiler Reports
• Advanced Compose Patterns
• Custom Layout Deep Dive
• Animation Cookbook
• Material Design 3
• Compose Multiplatform