Navigating Android Like a Pro

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History of Jetpack Navigation, what changed from early alphas to 2.1/2.2/2.3, and concrete migration steps: add nav graph XML, use Safe Args plugin to get type-safe directions and args, handle deep links with NavDeepLinkBuilder or URI placeholders, and scope ViewModel to a nav graph. Shows dialog fragments as true destinations that auto-close, popUpTo/popUpToInclusive examples for backstack fixes, and dynamic feature support that triggers dynamic feature download via a DynamicNavHost and install monitor.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:18Navigation problems before Jetpack
3. 3:27Navigation component evolution
4. 5:13Navigation graph basics
5. 7:20Destinations and placeholders
6. 9:05Dialog fragments support
7. 11:32Actions and navigation options
8. 15:02Passing arguments safely
9. 19:14Deep links explained
10. 23:52NavController and navigation
11. 27:24Backstack manipulation
12. 31:59Nested navigation graphs
13. 33:26Multi-module navigation
14. 34:52Dynamic feature modules
15. 36:15Single activity architecture
16. 39:30Shared ViewModel scoping
17. 40:37Improvements and future

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