Deep Dive into Jetpack Compose Text

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Jetpack Compose text now uses platform layout and graphics APIs directly (no TextView), implementing a Paragraph-based layout layer, unbundled library releases, and platform-bug workarounds. New APIs include LineHeightStyle (with trim and alignment modes for proportional/center/top/bottom and different multi-line vs single-line behavior), multi-text selection via SelectionContainer, improved line-break controls (simple/heading/paragraph), and runtime Google Fonts integration for automatic font download.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 4:54TextView vs Compose
3. 16:16Compose Text features
4. 17:21Line height & layout
5. 22:39Line breaks & Google Fonts
6. 25:00Q&A

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