# How Compose is changing UI development

DevFeed: [How Compose is changing UI development](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-big-challenger-in-ui-development-39255.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kt.academy/article/compose_new_challenger>)

Published: 2026-05-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Kt. Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kt-academy.md>)

Topics: [Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose.md>), [Jetpack Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetpack-compose.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>), [Vue.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vue.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [wasm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wasm.md>)

Tags: [adaptive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/adaptive.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-compose.md>), [android-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-development.md>), [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [frontend-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontend-development.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [screenshot-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/screenshot-testing.md>), [workshop-learning-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workshop-learning-programming.md>)

## AI overview

This video transcript argues that Compose, a Kotlin-based declarative UI framework, is expanding beyond Android to iOS, desktop, and websites. It highlights Compose's shared tooling, adaptive layouts, previews, screenshot testing, and native animations while acknowledging weaker browser debugging support than traditional web tools.

## Source excerpt

How Compose is changing the game in UI development.