# Exploring Material 3 for Compose: Large Top App Bar

DevFeed: [Exploring Material 3 for Compose: Large Top App Bar](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/exploring-material-3-for-compose-large-top-app-bar-25186.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://joebirch.co/android/exploring-material-3-for-compose-large-top-app-bar/>)

Author: hitherejoe

Published: 2025-08-04T14:59:31Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Joe Birch](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/joe-birch.md>)

Topics: [Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/navigation.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-app-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-app-development.md>), [android-apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-apps.md>), [android-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-development.md>), [androiddev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/androiddev.md>), [app-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app-development.md>), [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [implement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implement.md>), [jetpack-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack-compose.md>), [jetpackcompose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpackcompose.md>), [material-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/material-design.md>), [mobile-app-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-app-development.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/navigation.md>), [screen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screen.md>), [state](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state.md>), [visibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visibility.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to use and customize Material 3's LargeTopAppBar composable in Compose. It covers the app bar's expanded and collapsed states and the scroll behaviors that control its transitions.

## Source excerpt

In the last post, we took a look into the new Loading Indicator in the Material 3 expressive package. As we continue to dive into different parts of Material 3 we'll discover more components that we can plug into our apps. Up next we have the LargeTopAppBar - this composable brings dynamic, scroll-responsive navigation to... Continue reading ->