Hi all, it's my first post here :wave: I've recent...

# compose-ios

[Bartek Pacia]

Hi all, it's my first post here 👋
I've recently started developing an app with Compose Multiplatform and noticed that `@Preview @Composable`s defined in the commonMain source set don't work. Is this expected, and if not, do you plan to address it somehow?

[Alejandro Rios]

@Preview only works for JVM targets, so it should work Android/Desktop

[Bartek Pacia]

Yeah, but then I have to define my composables in shared/commonMain, but write previews in androidApp/main, right? I think it's an okay-ish workaround but not perfect.

[Alejandro Rios]

That's correct

[aidanvii]

That's what I do, more specifically I define previews only for Android debug source set. The desktop previews are extremely limited, I would avoid them personally unless desktop is a target you actually care about.

[aidanvii]

Android previews are much more flexible and support things like preview parameters.

[aidanvii]

also don’t forget to add this to your android block:

buildFeatures { compose = true }
composeOptions {
    kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion = composeCompilerVersion
}

where composeCompilerVersion should be in sync with the Kotlin version https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/compose-kotlin#pre-release_kotlin_compatibility