# Build an Android Chat app with Jetpack Compose

DevFeed: [Build an Android Chat app with Jetpack Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/build-an-android-chat-app-with-jetpack-compose-27042.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://proandroiddev.com/android-chat-app-jetpack-compose-dec472140ff1>)

Author: Márton Braun

Published: 2021-03-19T15:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [zsmb.co](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zsmb-co.md>)

Topics: [Jetpack Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetpack-compose.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-studio.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [jetpack-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack-compose.md>), [messaging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/messaging.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to build a functional Android chat app with Jetpack Compose and the Stream Chat Android SDK. It uses Stream Chat ViewModels and a real-time backend service while noting that dedicated Compose support was still planned.

## Source excerpt

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build a real, functional chat app using Jetpack Compose and the Stream Chat Android SDK.