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Android Compose Animation and Testing — part 2
3 min readApr 6, 2025
Animation in Compose
Animations are essential in a modern mobile app in order to realize a smooth and understandable user experience. https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/animation/introduction
Animate appearance and disappearance
The AnimatedVisibility
composable allows you to hide or show content easily. [Code sample]
@Preview(showSystemUi = true)
@Composable
fun ExpandableCardWithImage() {
Card(
elevation = CardDefaults.cardElevation(defaultElevation = 4.dp),
modifier = Modifier.padding(16.dp)
) {
var expanded by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
Column(Modifier.clickable { expanded = !expanded }) {
Image(…