# Magic Sprinkles at DevFest UK Ireland

DevFeed: [Magic Sprinkles at DevFest UK Ireland](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/magic-sprinkles-at-devfest-uk-ireland-32068.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.maiatoday.net/p/magic-sprinkles-at-devfest-uk-ireland/>)

Published: 2022-01-29T10:53:10Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [maiatoday](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/maiatoday.md>)

Topics: [Jetpack Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetpack-compose.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [animate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/animate.md>), [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [compose-animation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose-animation.md>), [compose-ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose-ui.md>), [devfest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devfest.md>), [jetpack-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack-compose.md>), [repo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repo.md>), [sample](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sample.md>), [talk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/talk.md>), [ui-components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui-components.md>), [video](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/video.md>)

## AI overview

A shorter version of a DevFest UK Ireland talk introducing Jetpack Compose animations. It covers the animation API, simple quick-win animations, and more complex custom animations, with examples in a sample app and companion code repository.

## Source excerpt

A shorter version of my Magic Sprinkles talk presented at DevFest UK Ireland Magic Sprinkles: Adding animations to your app with Jetpack Compose I have some Jetpack Compose UI components in my app and now I want to add animations, where do I start? In this presentation I will look briefly at the Jetpack Compose animation api to get an overview of the animation system. Then I will look at a few quick win simple animations that can add some magic to your app. I will dive into more complex and custom animations to see what is possible. All of these experiments will be illustrated in a sample app provided in a companion repo. At the end of this talk you will: have an overview of how animation works in Jetpack Compose have some practical animation examples that you can add to your app immediately have an idea of what is possible with complex and custom animations have a code repo of examples Repo Slides Video