When I started learning Android, my senior asked me to “just show a message on the screen.”
Easy, right?
I googled around, explored some XML… and then I saw it.
Toast.makeText()
Wait… Toast?! Like… butter toast? 🍞☕
Yup. Turns out, in Android, a Toast is a little popup message that disappears on its own.
➡️ In this post, I walk through 3 smart ways to show Toast in Jetpack Compose, including:
- The classic way (with context)
- Using
LaunchedEffectfor side effects - A cleaner, reusable
ToastHandler - Plus a bonus hack to debug Compose preview with fake Toasts!
🧠 It's beginner-friendly, easy to try, and fun!
👉 Read the full blog on Medium
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