ink

Declaring dependencies

To add a dependency on Ink, you must add the Google Maven repository to your project. Read Google's Maven repository for more information.

Add the dependencies for the artifacts you need in the build.gradle file for your app or module:

dependencies {
  
    implementation "androidx.ink:ink-authoring:1.0.0-alpha02"
    implementation "androidx.ink:ink-brush:1.0.0-alpha02"
    implementation "androidx.ink:ink-geometry:1.0.0-alpha02"
    implementation "androidx.ink:ink-nativeloader:1.0.0-alpha02"
    implementation "androidx.ink:ink-rendering:1.0.0-alpha02"
    implementation "androidx.ink:ink-strokes:1.0.0-alpha02"
    
}

dependencies {


    implementation("androidx.ink:ink-authoring:1.0.0-alpha02")
    implementation("androidx.ink:ink-brush:1.0.0-alpha02")
    implementation("androidx.ink:ink-geometry:1.0.0-alpha02")
    implementation("androidx.ink:ink-nativeloader:1.0.0-alpha02")
    implementation("androidx.ink:ink-rendering:1.0.0-alpha02")
    implementation("androidx.ink:ink-strokes:1.0.0-alpha02")
}

For more information about dependencies, see Add build dependencies.

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Version 1.0

Version 1.0.0-alpha02

December 11, 2024

androidx.ink:ink-*:1.0.0-alpha02 is released. Version 1.0.0-alpha02 contains these commits.

API Changes

• Assorted bug fixes. (I05dd8)

External Contribution

• Deprecate BuildCompat.isAtLeastV. Callers should check SDK_INT against 35 directly instead. (I294d1)

Version 1.0.0-alpha01

October 2, 2024

androidx.ink:ink-*:1.0.0-alpha01 is released. Version 1.0.0-alpha01 contains these commits.

New Features

• A modular and configurable library to make it easy to create, render, and manipulate beautiful ink strokes authored in your application.

API Changes

New modules to help developers build rich inking experiences:

• Authoring: Use InProgressStrokesView for high-performance, low latency rendering of strokes in real time as inputs are received.
• Rendering: Use CanvasStrokeRenderer and ViewStrokeRenderer to draw the finished ink strokes as part of an app’s user interface.
• Strokes: Core data types used for inking features.
• Brush: Configurable specification of how strokes will look and act in response to user input.
• Geometry: Geometric operations like intersection and coverage to power tools like selection and erasing.