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I’m having a `SurfaceView` like this. It’s seems like `Modifier.alpha` do not have any affect.
The view is a video frame rendered by `MediaCodec` so every time the surface is destroyed I release the `MediaCode` so I don’t want it to be destroyed and recreated unless i’m done with it. How can I hide it on condition?
```AndroidView(
    factory = {
        view.holder.addCallback(surfaceCallback)
        view
    },
    modifier = Modifier
        .alpha(if (condition) 1f else 0f)
        .matchParentSize(),
)```

`SurfaceView` is weird one because it does not really draw on regular canvas, that's why alpha has no effect.
I wonder if setting `SurfaceView` to `View.INVISIBLE` will have any effect here?

Maybe track your SurfaceView separately, manage its lifecycle on your own, and conditionally show the AndroidView

Setting to `View.INVISIBLE` resulted in the underlying surface recreated which I don’t want….

Changing to `TextureView` solved my problem. Thanks guys