Build Features Faster Using Jetpack Compose
Article Summary
Nick Butcher and Florina Muntenescu from Google reveal how adidas CONFIRMED slashed feature development time by 30% with a single technology shift. The results speak for themselves: happier users, fewer crashes, and a team that can actually keep up with streetwear's breakneck pace.
The adidas CONFIRMED app serves the brand's most loyal fans with exclusive drops and limited collections. When user surveys showed 80% preferred animated visuals, the team faced a challenge: their View-based system couldn't deliver engaging UX at scale. They turned to Jetpack Compose to transform their development process.
Key Takeaways
- Two developers built Shoes Tournament feature in 3 months, boosting weekly active users 8%
- Team migrated 80% of UI to Compose, virtually eliminating UI-related crashes
- Reusable composables across apps in monorepo accelerated feature delivery
- 99.9% crash-free rate achieved after migration to Compose
- Dynamic design system using CompositionLocals enables quick collaborator branding updates
Jetpack Compose enabled adidas CONFIRMED to build features 30% faster while achieving near-perfect app stability and delivering the animated, premium experience users demanded.
About This Article
The adidas CONFIRMED team found it hard to build device sensor-based animations and realistic lighting effects for product viewing using their View-based architecture.
They switched to Jetpack Compose's declarative approach, which let them write complex interactive animations and dynamic visual effects in cleaner, more concise Kotlin code.
After moving to Compose, the app reached a 99.9% crash-free user experience with almost no UI crashes. Overall app crashes dropped significantly compared to the View-based system.
