produceState is one of the most underrated but powerful APIs in Jetpack Compose. It acts as a bridge between coroutines and state—the moment your suspend function updates a value, Compose updates the UI automatically.
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What produceState actually does
Why it's more than just a helper function
Internal working (with lifecycle + coroutine cancellation)
Real-world use cases like API calls, flows, timers & listeners
Best practices and mistakes to avoid
If you're building real Android apps with Compose, understanding produceState will make your async UI code cleaner and safer.
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