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

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:20