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In my `LazyColumn` I have a static item first, followed by N items that can be added/removed. *If I specify a key for my static item, the other item animations will be much smoother.*
Why is that? The static item itself doesnt change, and even if it were to recompose additional times, etc, its just a simple text composable.

I just realized that its the opposite, if an item at index N+1 is without a key, the animation suffers greatly. I think that makes sense because it will become "a new item" when it shifts to a new index. Anyone can feel free to correct my thinking here :sweat_smile:

If an item doesn't have a key, it gets assigned one based on index in the list which might confuse animations

That makes sense, can you comment on why that would confuse the animations though? Say that I add an item at index N, where N+1 is the item without a key, isnt the logic that item animations run for the item at N.. even if N+1 is considered a completely new item (too)?

If you add item for N, then it would consider item N+1 as a completely new item, since N+1 key didn't exist before