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Oct 19, 2026 · Mobile Development

Compose State Management: When to Use ViewModel vs remember vs rememberSaveable

The article distinguishes three lifecycle events that reset UI state — recomposition, configuration change, and process death — and maps each to the appropriate Compose state holder (remember, retain, rememberSaveable, ViewModel) with a counter example, showing how to persist user-modified data and enable JVM unit testing.