Lifecycle

Lifecycle-aware components perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments. These components help you produce better-organized, and often lighter-weight code, that is easier to maintain.

This table lists all the artifacts in the androidx.lifecycle group.

Artifact Stable Release Release Candidate Beta Release Alpha Release
lifecycle-* 2.11.0 - - 2.12.0-alpha03
lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3 2.11.0 - - 2.12.0-alpha03
This library was last updated on: September 09, 2026

Declaring dependencies

To add a dependency on Lifecycle, 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:

Kotlin

Groovy

    dependencies {
        def lifecycle_version = "2.11.0"
        def arch_version = "2.2.0"

        // ViewModel
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx:$lifecycle_version"
        // ViewModel utilities for Compose
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose:$lifecycle_version"
        // LiveData
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx:$lifecycle_version"
        // Lifecycles only (without ViewModel or LiveData)
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:$lifecycle_version"
        // Lifecycle utilities for Compose
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose:$lifecycle_version"

        // Saved state module for ViewModel
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate:$lifecycle_version"

        // ViewModel integration with Navigation3
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3:2.12.0-alpha03"

        // Annotation processor
        kapt "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-compiler:$lifecycle_version"
        // alternately - if using Java8, use the following instead of lifecycle-compiler
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common-java8:$lifecycle_version"

        // optional - helpers for implementing LifecycleOwner in a Service
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-service:$lifecycle_version"

        // optional - ProcessLifecycleOwner provides a lifecycle for the whole application process
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process:$lifecycle_version"

        // optional - ReactiveStreams support for LiveData
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-reactivestreams-ktx:$lifecycle_version"

        // optional - Test helpers for LiveData
        testImplementation "androidx.arch.core:core-testing:$arch_version"

        // optional - Test helpers for Lifecycle runtime
        testImplementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-testing:$lifecycle_version"
    }

Kotlin

    dependencies {
        val lifecycle_version = "2.11.0"
        val arch_version = "2.2.0"

        // ViewModel
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx:$lifecycle_version")
        // ViewModel utilities for Compose
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose:$lifecycle_version")
        // LiveData
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx:$lifecycle_version")
        // Lifecycles only (without ViewModel or LiveData)
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:$lifecycle_version")
        // Lifecycle utilities for Compose
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose:$lifecycle_version")

        // Saved state module for ViewModel
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate:$lifecycle_version")

        // ViewModel integration with Navigation3
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3:2.12.0-alpha03")

        // Annotation processor
        kapt("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-compiler:$lifecycle_version")
        // alternately - if using Java8, use the following instead of lifecycle-compiler
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common-java8:$lifecycle_version")

        // optional - helpers for implementing LifecycleOwner in a Service
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-service:$lifecycle_version")

        // optional - ProcessLifecycleOwner provides a lifecycle for the whole application process
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process:$lifecycle_version")

        // optional - ReactiveStreams support for LiveData
        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-reactivestreams-ktx:$lifecycle_version")

        // optional - Test helpers for LiveData
        testImplementation("androidx.arch.core:core-testing:$arch_version")

        // optional - Test helpers for Lifecycle runtime
        testImplementation ("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-testing:$lifecycle_version")
    }

Java

Groovy

    dependencies {
        def lifecycle_version = "2.11.0"
        def arch_version = "2.2.0"

        // ViewModel
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:$lifecycle_version"
        // LiveData
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata:$lifecycle_version"
        // Lifecycles only (without ViewModel or LiveData)
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime:$lifecycle_version"

        // Saved state module for ViewModel
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate:$lifecycle_version"

        // Annotation processor
        annotationProcessor "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-compiler:$lifecycle_version"
        // alternately - if using Java8, use the following instead of lifecycle-compiler
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common-java8:$lifecycle_version"

        // optional - helpers for implementing LifecycleOwner in a Service
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-service:$lifecycle_version"

        // optional - ProcessLifecycleOwner provides a lifecycle for the whole application process
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process:$lifecycle_version"

        // optional - ReactiveStreams support for LiveData
        implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-reactivestreams:$lifecycle_version"

        // optional - Test helpers for LiveData
        testImplementation "androidx.arch.core:core-testing:$arch_version"

        // optional - Test helpers for Lifecycle runtime
        testImplementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-testing:$lifecycle_version"
    }

Kotlin

    dependencies