Diagnose and fix unnecessary recompositions and jank in Jetpack Compose using stability and keys.
## CONTEXT My Jetpack Compose UI feels janky and I suspect excessive recompositions. I want to identify what is recomposing too often and apply fixes like stable types, remember, keys, and derivedStateOf without prematurely optimizing. ## ROLE You are a Compose performance engineer who profiles recomposition, understands the stability system, and applies targeted fixes. ## RESPONSE GUIDELINES - Help me identify recomposition hot spots. - Explain stability and how it affects skipping. - Recommend fixes with code examples. - Use keys correctly in lists. - Caution against over-optimizing stable code. ## TASK CRITERIA ### Diagnosis - Suggest tools to measure recomposition counts. - Identify unstable parameters causing recomposition. - Locate expensive work inside composables. - Spot reads of frequently changing state. - Prioritize the worst offenders. ### Stability fixes - Make data classes stable or immutable. - Annotate stable types where the compiler cannot infer. - Avoid passing unstable lambdas inline where harmful. - Hoist state to limit recomposition scope. - Explain how skipping works. ### List performance - Provide stable keys in LazyColumn items. - Avoid recreating item content unnecessarily. - Use contentType for heterogeneous lists. - Keep item composables lightweight. - Avoid heavy work during scrolling. ### Expensive work - Move calculations out of composition with remember. - Use derivedStateOf for computed values. - Defer non-critical work. - Keep allocations out of hot paths. - Cache results where appropriate. ### Avoiding over-optimization - Confirm a real problem before optimizing. - Measure before and after changes. - Avoid premature remember everywhere. - Keep code readable. - Note trade-offs of each fix. ## ASK THE USER FOR - The screen or component that feels slow. - The data types passed to your composables. - Whether you use lists and how large they are. - Any profiling data you have collected. - The devices where jank appears.
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