Android UI with Jetpack Compose via @expo/ui

Overview

@expo/ui/jetpack-compose provides Android-native Jetpack Compose views directly in React Native Expo apps. These components render using Android's modern declarative UI framework, giving you truly native Android look-and-feel without writing Kotlin.

Core principle: Use platform-specific @expo/ui imports to get native-quality components that follow each platform's design language. On Android, this means Jetpack Compose.

When to Use

• Building Android-specific screens or components that must feel native
• Needing performant scrolling lists on Android (LazyColumn)
• Rendering Material Design 3 components natively
• Displaying Android XML vector drawable icons
• Building platform-specific UI alongside cross-platform shared code

Import Pattern