cordova-plugin-health VS compose-samples

it's the same as healthkit basically. The fact that the 2 APIs are converging is good news for us programmers.

Disclaimer: I am the author of this https://github.com/dariosalvi78/cordova-plugin-health

It depends on the complexity of the API you are trying to access. So for example one of the plugins is called cordova-plugin-health. This plugin does native on-device queries against iOS HealthKit and Google Fit on Android. As you can see from the many many forks this plugin doesn't really translate the data 1:1 into JavaScript land. It essentially is only a subset of the whole API so when you want to access the real thing you're talking about forking the plugin and maintaining your own version. So you're right that small mods can be made but it's sorta like forking a jquery plugin. Now it's your problem.

The official documentation provides a comprehensive guide on the basics of Jetpack Compose, components, layouts, theming, and more advanced topics.

Apparently Jetpack Compose is an Android copy of SwiftUI?

https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose

Only two HN threads with comments: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=jetpack+compose

If you want to take a look at code, we have the Jetnews sample app that support different screen sizes. And Jetcaster also implements features such as table top mode.

check this out : https://github.com/android/compose-samples/tree/main/Crane

So I would say that instead if learning everything from Android SDK, you should just set a goal to create some app. Learn about Activities, their lifecycle, layouts (or Compose if you want to be more up to date). Try to implement your app based on this. Then improve your app using Fragments and their lifecycle. If you truly want to understand Views, which are essentially the building blocks of Android UI then I would recommend implementing your own custom View, which will have completely custom look - it is cool thing to try and you will learn how it all works inside.

The compose samples by Google are a good reference to look into: https://github.com/android/compose-samples

Basic understanding of Jetpack Compose.

The compose-samples repo has a comprehensive list of samples ranging from low to complex projects which might be worth a look.

For instance, there is a link to this repository, that contains all sorts of samples, that are up to date and ready to use. That's cutting edge, which is a recommended start.