---
title: "Compose for Existing Apps"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/compose-for-existing-apps-mcla7nr6m
source_url: https://chrisbanes.me/talks/compose-for-existing-apps-dcemea
type: article
source: "Chris Banes"
published: 2026-07-05T07:13:49.091Z
updated: 2026-07-05T07:15:29.055Z
tags: ["testing", "android", "kotlin", "jetpack-compose"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Compose for Existing Apps

**[Chris Banes](https://daily.dev/sources/chrisbanes)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A Droidcon EMEA 2020 talk covering how to integrate Jetpack Compose (then in alpha) into existing Android apps. Topics include embedding Compose in existing Views and vice versa, reusing existing View themes and app architecture within Compose, and testing Compose code alongside legacy UI.

## Full article

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Tags: [#testing](https://daily.dev/tags/testing), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#kotlin](https://daily.dev/tags/kotlin), [#jetpack-compose](https://daily.dev/tags/jetpack-compose)

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