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Conflict Between Jetpack Compose and Legacy Views in Android App Causes View Overlay Issues

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android jetpack-compose legacy-views navigation Kotlin

Quick question that's been bugging me - I'm currently working with an scenario where I have a Jetpack Compose screen that overlays a legacy XML view in my Android app, specifically when navigating between screens. After navigating back to the Compose screen, the legacy view is sometimes visible, causing layout issues. I have tried using `setContent` method in the activity to ensure the Compose UI is properly set up but the legacy view still sometimes overlaps. Here’s a simplified version of my code: ```kotlin class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() { override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) setContent { MyComposeScreen() } } } @Composable fun MyComposeScreen() { Column { Text("Welcome to the Compose Screen") Button(onClick = { /* Navigate to another screen */ }) { Text("Go to Another Screen") } } } ``` In my layout XML, I have a legacy view: ```xml <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"> <TextView android:id="@+id/legacyText" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Legacy View" /> </RelativeLayout> ``` Sometimes when I navigate back to `MyComposeScreen`, the legacy text view with id `legacyText` remains visible on top of the Compose UI, which leads to a confusing UI. I have also tried using `WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS` to ensure that there are no layout overlaps, but the question continues. I'm using the latest version of Compose (1.2.0) and the support library (1.4.0). Has anyone experienced similar issues, or could there be something I'm missing in my setup? Any help would be appreciated! This is for a desktop app running on Windows 11. Is there a better approach?