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Rebecca Franks

@riggaroo.dev
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Android DevRel at Google Animations, graphics and all things #JetpackCompose South African living in the UK 🇿🇦🇬🇧 riggaroo.dev

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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 14/09/2026
Have you (like me 🫣) misunderstood the concept of a backwards-write in Compose? Well we have some new content on this topic! What is a backwards write? Its when state is modified in a later phase or downstream scope than where it was originally read from.
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 27/08/2026
We've heard you wanted to be able to compare between different #JetpackCompose BOM versions - you can now do so easily here: developer.android.com/develop/ui/c... What else do you want from our developer documentation? 👀
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 25/08/2026
Shape shifting your UI to different devices got you puzzled? 🧩 🤔 Did you know that developer.android.com also contains loads of design guidelines to learn from? 🫨 If you are struggling to figure your designs out, we've gotcha covered! ✨ developer.android.com/design/ui/ga...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 24/08/2026
👀 Compose 1.13.0-alpha01 introduces a new CapturedAnimatedVisibility composable: It instantly disposes child content on exit, animating a static GraphicsLayer snapshot instead of keeping UI nodes alive. Our testing has shown: ⚡ ~8% faster exits 📉 ~7% fewer recompositions
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 30/07/2026
This might be my sign to open my own bakery. The production team took this photo and I'm seriously considering a career switch now because what do you mean 🤩 Oh yeah we did a #JetpackCompose live stream with it in the background, you can watch that here 😁 www.youtube.com/live/Np7Rsqt...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 30/07/2026
ITS TODAY!!! 🎂 Jetpack Compose 1.0 is turning 5, and we’re throwing a livestream birthday bash to celebrate! Join us as we look back at how Compose completely changed the Android UI game and answer your questions live. 🗓 When: July 30 @ 13:00 UTC / 6 AM PT 📺 Where: goo.gle/4fxMBLj
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 21/07/2026
We might really be doing this documentary though 👀
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 17/07/2026
Ever looked at a complex animation and thought, "There is no way I can build that"? 🤯 With any new animation in #JetpackCompose, I ask myself these three questions: 1️⃣ WHAT properties are being changed in this? 2️⃣ WHEN does it animate? 3️⃣ HOW should it animate? youtu.be/HNSKJIQtb4c?...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 29/05/2026
Official mesh gradient support #JetpackCompose is coming soon👀 available in Compose 1.12 alphas at the moment! what other graphical effects do you want?
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 21/05/2026
Google IO 2026 is a wrap! 🥳 Our #JetpackCompose talk is now available online! 😎 Learn all about how to Build custom design systems with Jetpack Compose's new Styles API io.google/2026/explore...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 23/04/2026
#JetpackCompose version 1.11 has landed! So many new APIs to try out along with some important changes. We've also detailed 4 (!) new large Experimental APls that we are actively looking for feedback on: 💅🏻 Styles! 🚥 Grid 💪🏻 FlexBox 🎞️ MediaQuery android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/04/jetp...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 05/03/2026
Loved this inspirational example of building out motion blurring in #JetpackCompose from @piotr_prus 💓 Sometimes the smallest of effects can make your app just feel *that* much more fun! proandroiddev.com/motion-blur-...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 16/01/2026
👀 Want to see a preview of what's coming up in #JetpackCompose? We heard you that debugging shared elements is tricky. In 1.11.0-alpha03, a new composable LookaheadAnimationVisualDebugging was added. Wrap your SharedTransitionLayout to add visual cues to track down those hard to debug issues. 🐛⤵️
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 11/12/2025
In #JetpackCompose version 1.10, you can set the diagnostic stack trace mode that collects source information even if your app has proguard applied. Check out the details here for more info on prerequisites, and the various modes available to you: developer.android.com/develop/ui/c...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 05/12/2025
This modifier should be used when verticalScroll/horizontalScroll is not enough for your use case, but if you'd like more defaults to be handled above the lower level scrollable modifier. This modifier sits nicely in-between these two existing options for you. developer.android.com/develop/ui/c...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 06/09/2025
My weekend in pictures, at this point I'm just dressing to see the bot results #androidify
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 03/09/2025
We launched the Androidify app on Google Play! Download it now, and create your very own custom Android bot ❤️ I've had loads of fun creating and testing the app - now you can too! play.google.com/store/apps/d... #Androidify
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 07/07/2025
Did you know... Android Studio has introduced resizable previews for Compose previews? Allowing you to test your layouts across the spectrum of device sizes easily inside Android Studio. 💻 developer.android.com/studio/previ...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 04/07/2025
This animation bugs me so much 😂 why is there a background on the X as part of it... Just remove the background and it'd be 100 times better... Someone at @itvx.com please save us.
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 24/06/2025
Compose 1.9 just hit beta01 & another exciting feature landing is a way to reliably determine if something is visible on screen & a way to get notified of visibility changes 📣 💅 New modifiers are entering the chat in this space: Modifier.onFirstVisible() & Modifier.onVisibilityChanged().
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 18/06/2025
Google I/O 2025 was a blast and getting to help put together the Androidify booth was really such a highlight. If you want to learn more about how the #Androidify app works behind the scenes, check out the blog post: android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/andr...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 17/06/2025
You've asked for this... and now Compose 1.9 alpha introduces two new modifiers 👀 Modifier.innerShadow() and Modifier.dropShadow() Allowing you to more closely align your designs to your Figma specs, unlocking fun effects like Neumorphic type UIs 😍 github.com/riggaroo/com...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 31/05/2025
Getting back at the seagull who stole my croissant that one time in Melbourne 😁
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 31/05/2025
Somebody's watching me... it's my anxiety
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 23/05/2025
🥳 Excited to share our latest blog post on Material 3 Expressive Motion Theming! 🤿 Dive into how the new physics-based system brings interactions and transitions to life. Read it here: m3.material.io/blog/m3-expr... #AndroidDev
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 22/05/2025
We had such fun with the #Androidify booth and the security dogs got involved 🥰 my favourite part of IO by far 🐕 #googleio #io25
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 21/05/2025
Some of the cute transformations from today ❤️ #io25 #googleio #androidify
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 21/05/2025
A quick look at the #Androidify booth at IO, get a bot transformation in a few seconds 🥰 #io25 #googleio
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 20/05/2025
#io25 is a go! Excited to be here for the first time as a Googler! Find me at the Androidify booth for most of today 👀
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 20/05/2025
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 16/03/2025
Made some things with clay - the filament light was for a team building event for work, obviously had to make a little droid with the leftovers. Air-dry clay is so satisfying to work with, bummer you can use it for liquids / food🏺
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 13/03/2025
❤️ Loved learning from @cyrilmottier.com and team on how they've built Bump with #JetpackCompose to create delightful experiences in their app with some truly unique designs. 😻 One of my fav features of app is the edge zoom effect 🤩 medium.com/androiddevel...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 20/02/2025
googling something I really don't know the answer to and only finding my own results 🥲 I'm doomed aren't I?
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 05/01/2025
Frosty lived a very short life, but it was a great life.
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 05/01/2025
It snowed last night, our first snow in the UK... Yes we made a small snowman. Yes my neighbours probably think we are crazy.
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 29/12/2024
Painted a blue parallelogram for my new office 🥰 just need to put up shelves and some art and it'll be done!
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 24/12/2024
Made some delicious cinnamon roll cookies 🍪😋 Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 17/12/2024
✨ New #JetpackCompose feature ✨ Introducing `keyframesWithSpline`, unlike the standard `keyframes` animation spec, it produces a natural smooth curve, perfect for working with predefined X,Y coords. ✂️ gist.github.com/riggaroo/98d... 📃 developer.android.com/reference/ko...
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 16/12/2024
I love how someone at the Natural History Museum said "let's put a Christmas jumper on T-Rex" and no one objected 😆🎄🦖
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 15/12/2024
Haven't baked in a while but today I baked a retro wave cake for my husband's birthday tomorrow 😁 The inspiration pic vs the cake I made. The mountains are just chocolate covered toblerone ⛰️🌄
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 12/12/2024
🤔 Did you know... there is a new Modifier in town 🤠 The latest alpha version of Jetpack Compose contains a new `Modifier#animateBounds()` which can automatically animate the size & position of your Composable. Simple example usage: gist.github.com/riggaroo/202... #JetpackCompose
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 11/12/2024
Nothing like the end of year Christmas party arcade games in the mini wonderland to pull your back out on 😊😅
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 11/12/2024
"Excuse me ma'am, does this train go to Green Park?"
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 03/12/2024
Shared elements 🥰
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 03/12/2024
The shaking emoji background too is 👨‍🍳💋
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 03/12/2024
Love the little automatic emoji experience 🥰
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 02/12/2024
Went to the World of Tim Burton yesterday at the Design Museum in London. I loved seeing all his early work and doodles... and so many of the dark movies are made by him, didn't even know he had made or worked on Batman/Peregrine's home. I've got a whole new list of movies to watch now 💀💜🏁
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Rebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 07/11/2024
Enjoyed the day at #droidconke talking about Advanced Layout Animations in Compose and chatting with many developers 🥳 🇰🇪
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