Android Developers: Scaling input interactions beyond the touchscreen with Jetpack Compose

As new form factors move beyond the touchscreen, Compose's input system has evolved to meet the challenge. Its layered architecture provides the foundation for supporting everything from advanced trackpad gestures to novel hardware inputs seamlessly.



Through clear architectural breakdowns and hands-on code examples, follow the lifecycle of an input event all the way from the OS platform layer up to Compose gesture detectors and UI components. You will discover how to trace events across the entire stack, apply key architectural patterns for emerging input types, and confidently debug complex gesture interactions in your own apps.



Resources:

Touch and input in Compose → https://goo.gle/4dWfO2J

Indirect pointer inputs Jetpack Compose Glimmer → https://goo.gle/4zIQIN1



Speakers: Alex Vanyo, Jeremy Walker



Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction and input philosophy

4:23 - The six phases of pointer input handling

11:36 - Trackpad updates and multi-finger gestures

16:16 - Introduction to indirect input

20:18 - API design for indirect input and new form factors

26:03 - Testing indirect pointer input

27:50 - Summary and key takeaways



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Event: Android Dev Summit 2026



Products Mentioned: Jetpack Compose, Form Factors