Android Compose: Building a Simple Image Loading App with MVVM architecture

Compose series

Part 1: Compose Basics

Part 2: Android Compose: App Navigation

Part 3: Android Compose: App Navigation how to Pass Data Between Screens

Part 4: Android Compose: Building a Simple Image Loading App with MVVM

Part 5: Android Compose: Building a Modern Android App with MVVM, Navigation, and Retrofit

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create an Android app that displays a list of images. We’ll use Jetpack Compose, Kotlin, Coil, Retrofit, and Material3 to build the app. This tutorial focuses on implementing the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) architecture for a clean, scalable design.

Understanding MVVM Architecture
MVVM separates concerns into three components: Model, View, and ViewModel.

# Model
      - Represents the data layer of the application.
      - Handles business logic and data operations (e.g., API or database interactions).
      - Independent of both View and ViewModel.
        - Examples: Room database, Repository classes.

# View
      - Represents the UI layer.
      - Observes the ViewModel to display data and handles user input.
        - Examples: Activities, Fragments, or Composables.

# ViewModel 
      - Acts as a bridge between the…