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Kamaldeep Kakkar
Kamaldeep Kakkar

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What is produceState in Jetpack Compose? Real Use Cases, Examples & Best Practices

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.

*In this article, I break down:
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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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