# What's new in the Jetpack Compose August '26 release

DevFeed: [What's new in the Jetpack Compose August '26 release](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-s-new-in-the-jetpack-compose-august-26-release-4236.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/08/jetpack-compose-august-2026-release.html>)

Author: Android Developers (noreply@blogger.com)

Published: 2026-08-12T16:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Android Developers Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/android-developers-blog.md>), [Android Developers Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/android-developers-blog-2.md>)

Topics: [Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

Jetpack Compose 1.12 is stable, adding Mesh Gradients, Wide Color Gamut and HDR support, named Grid areas, Credential Manager integration, and testing and performance improvements.

## Source excerpt

Posted by Nick Butcher, Product Manager, Jetpack Compose Today, the Jetpack Compose August '26 release is stable! This release brings version 1.12 across core Compose modules (see the full BOM mapping), introducing rich visual APIs like Mesh Gradients and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) support, structural layout features like named areas in Grid, seamless integration with Android's Credential Manager, and significant testing and performance improvements. To update your project to today's release, upgrade your Compose BOM version to 2026.08.00: implementation(platform("androidx.compose:compose-bom:2026.08.00")) Breaking Changes AGP & Compile SDK: Compose 1.12 updates compileSdk to API 37, requiring a minimum AGP 9.1.1. As a reminder, Compose will always target the latest compileSdk. Learn more about this change here. Modifier.onFirstVisible() is deprecated: Migrate to Modifier.onVisibilityChanged(), which provides more precise visibility threshold tracking. Graphics Mesh Gradients Compose 1.12 introduces MeshGradientPainter to help you create multi-point, organic color gradients. val rows = 1 val columns = 1 val gradientPainter = remember { MeshGradientPainter(rows, columns) { // Parameters: row, column, position, color setVertex(0, 0, Offset(0f, 0f), Color.Red) // Top-Left setVertex(0, 1, Offset(1f, 0f), Color.Blue) // Top-Right setVertex(1, 0, Offset(0f, 1f), Color.Green) // Bottom-Left setVertex(1, 1, Offset(1f, 1f), Color.Yellow) // Bottom-Right } } Box( modifier = modifier .aspectRatio(16/9f) .fillMaxWidth() .paint(gradientPainter) ) For more information and examples, see the documentation. Wide Color Gamut & HDR Support Modern displays offer extended color fidelity and higher dynamic range. In Compose 1.12, full pipeline support for Wide Color Gamut (P3) and HDR rendering has been enabled across Compose graphics, paint, and shaders. Colors defined in non-sRGB color spaces (such as Display P3) are preserved through to platform rendering without color clamping. Colors wi