To use Lifecycle 2.8.0-alpha03, ensure you are using at least Compose UI 1.7.0-alpha05.

The issue is happening because, starting from Lifecycle 2.8.0-alpha03 and Compose UI 1.7.0-alpha05, LocalLifecycleOwner has been moved from androidx.compose.ui to lifecycle-runtime-compose, as outlined in their respective release notes. For compatibility reasons, you must update both dependencies.

For context, note these changes were made to enable the utilization of its Compose-based helper APIs beyond Compose UI (such as in Molecule). Further information can be found at b/328263448.

If the issue persists even after updating your Compose UI, please let us know.

Edit: please see https://issuetracker.google.com/336842920#comment8 for a workaround.

lifecycle 2.8.0 is now stable but compose UI 1.7.0 is still in beta.

Same problem here. Lifecycle 2.8.0 is now stable but Compose UI 1.7.0 is still beta. Of course our Dependabot didn't know about this relationship between dependencies 😬

Something like that really shouldn't happen... 🤦🏻‍♂️

Thats really really bad. I would always expect the latest stable versions to be compatible. Please add this requirement to the changelog or better add a warning at compile time if used with incompatible combinations.

We acknowledge that the behavior dependency between Lifecycle 2.8 Stable and Compose 1.7 Beta is not ideal. This should not have occurred, and we are working in a fix and looking into how we can prevent it in the future. We have updated our release notes to clarify this issue.

In the meantime, while Compose 1.7 Stable has not been released, we have outlined some potential workarounds below. Please note that these solutions are not perfect but they could be helpful to some of you while the fix is not ready:

1. Use Compose 1.7 Beta if that is an option for you.

2. Map androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner (Compose 1.6) to androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner (Lifecycle 2.8). Here's an example:

   CompositionLocalProvider(
       androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner provides androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner.current,
   ) {
     // ...
   }
   

   • Please note that when using Navigation Compose, this may be required on each navigation page (for more details, refer to comment #11).

3. Manually pass androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner (Compose 1.6) to Lifecycle 2.8 methods. For instance:

   val state by stateFlow.collectAsStateWithLifecycle(
     owner = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner.current
   )
   

Thank you.