What is MVVM in Android development?

Model-View-ViewModel: Data separate from UI logic, which feeds the screens. Essential for sanity.

How do I fix state loss on Android rotation?

Use ViewModel for persistent state; it outlives config changes. rememberSaveable in Compose for composables.

Absolutely — but verify against docs. It's a accelerator, not autopilot.

A single screen rotation nuked my form data — 45 minutes gone. That's Android's welcome mat for newbies, and it's brutal.

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