Develop native Android apps with Kotlin. Covers MVVM with Jetpack, Compose for modern UI, Retrofit for API calls, Room for local storage, and navigation architecture.

Android Kotlin Development Table of Contents [Overview]( overview) [When to Use]( when to use) [Quick Start]( quick start) [Reference Guides]( reference guides) [Best Practices]( best practices) Overview Build robust native Android applications using Kotlin with modern architecture patterns, Jetpack libraries, and Compose for declarative UI. When to Use Creating native Android applications with best practices Using Kotlin for type safe development Implementing MVVM architecture with Jetpack Building modern UIs with Jetpack Compose Integrating with Android platform APIs Quick Start Minimal working example: Reference Guides Detailed implementations in the references/ directory: Guide Contents [Models & API Service](references/models api service.md) Models & API Service [MVVM ViewModels with Jetpack](references/mvvm viewmodels with jetpack.md) MVVM ViewModels with Jetpack [Jetpack Compose UI](references/jetpack compose ui.md) Jetpack Compose UI Best Practices ✅ DO Use Kotlin for all new Android code Implement MVVM with Jetpack libraries Use Jetpack Compose for UI development Leverage coroutines for async operations Use Room for local data persistence Implement proper error handling Use Hilt for dependency injection Use StateFlow for reactive state Test on multiple device types Follow Android design guidelines ❌ DON'T Store tokens in SharedPreferences Make network calls on main thread Ignore lifecycle management Skip null safety checks Hardcode strings and resources Ignore configuration changes Store passwords in code Deploy without device testing Use deprecated APIs Accumulate memory leaks

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