Gesture Detection in Compose: Tap, Drag, Swipe, and Multitouch

Jetpack Compose provides powerful gesture detection APIs for building interactive, responsive UIs. Detecting Taps @Composable fun TapDetection () { var tapCount by remember { mutableStateOf ( 0 ) } Box ( modifier = Modifier . size ( 200 . dp ) . background ( Color . LightGray ) . pointerInput ( Unit ) { detectTapGestures ( onTap = { offset -> tapCount ++ }, onDoubleTap = { offset -> tapCount = 0 } ) }, contentAlignment = Alignment . Center ) { Text ( "Taps: $tapCount" ) } } Drag and Pan Gestures @Composable fun DragGesture () { var offset by remember { mutableStateOf ( Offset . Zero ) } Box ( modifier = Modifier . size ( 300 . dp ) . background ( Color . LightGray ) . pointerInput ( Unit ) { detectDragGestures ( onDrag = { change , dragAmount -> offset += dragAmount } ) } ) { Box ( modifier = Modifier . size ( 50 . dp ) . background ( Color . Red ) . offset ( offset . x . dp , offset . y . dp ) ) } } Swipe Detection @Composable fun SwipeDetection () { var swipeDirection by remember { m