Still writing Parcelize or boilerplate custom Saver implementations just to survive process death in Jetpack Compose? š
Most Android devs know remember() and rememberSaveable(), but rememberSerializable() is the unsung hero if you already use
kotlinx.serialization.
Here is the best part: it doesn't do a slow JSON string roundtrip! As explained by Google's Marcello Galhardo, it uses a custom codec that serializes Serializable classes directly into Android Bundle types.
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