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*Compose updates were released yesterday* (which also coincides with Android Dev Summit part 2) :party-parrot:

Some updates that stood out to me!

*Version 1.3.1 stable*
Nothing too major there it seems except for some bug fixes.

*Version 1.4.0-alpha02*
• Introduced parameter in Lazy APIs to compose and place out of viewport items (<https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/I69e8973974b1e7fa0e1bd075b63ef42cbb4709cb|I69e89>, <https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/172029355|b/172029355>)
• Added `minLines` parameter to the `BasicText` and `BasicTextField`. It allows to set the minimum height of these composables in terms of number of lines (<https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/I2429479960eef317f467fa054b979c12fd73689d|I24294>, <https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/122476634|b/122476634>)
• Added `minLines` parameter into material and material3 Text, `TextField` and `OutlinedTextField` which allows setting the minimum height of the component in terms of number of lines (<https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/q/I4af1df6521acaa97edbed5048079b5e81b647dd8|I4af1d>)
• A bunch of "low level" compose-ui api changes. None of them make sense to me (as a user of compose ui) but might be worth <https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/compose-ui#1.4.0-alpha02|checking out> if you care about that sort of stuff
Check out Android Dev Summit Part 2, Form Factors playlist with tons of GREAT compose content included (compose insets, compose navigation, small mention of compose for TV, etc)

<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWz5rJ2EKKc9jBnpl83LH6oZc7nFIVSRq>