diff --git a/spine-android/app/build.gradle.kts b/spine-android/app/build.gradle.kts
index d3fa4cbee..bb87218aa 100644
--- a/spine-android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/spine-android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.androidx.ui.tooling.preview)
     implementation(libs.androidx.material3)
     implementation(libs.androidx.navigation.compose)
+    implementation(libs.appcompat)
 
     testImplementation(libs.junit)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.junit)
diff --git a/spine-android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/spine-android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 20ac444d9..35fd26c4b 100644
--- a/spine-android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/spine-android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+
+        <activity android:name=".SimpleAnimationActivity"
+            android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
+        </activity>
+
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/spine-android/app/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/MainActivity.kt b/spine-android/app/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/MainActivity.kt
index 28074fdfc..320041933 100644
--- a/spine-android/app/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/spine-android/app/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.esotericsoftware.spine
 
+import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
 import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBar
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
 import androidx.navigation.compose.NavHost
@@ -129,6 +131,10 @@ fun Samples(
             .padding(8.dp)
             .padding(paddingValues)
     ) {
+        item {
+            Text(text = "Kotlin + Jetpack Compose", Modifier.padding(8.dp))
+        }
+
         samples.forEach {
             item {
                 Card(
@@ -141,6 +147,28 @@ fun Samples(
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        item {
+            Text(text = "Java + XML", Modifier.padding(8.dp))
+        }
+
+        item {
+            Card(
+                Modifier
+                    .fillMaxWidth()
+                    .clickable(onClick = {
+                        nav.context.startActivity(
+                            Intent(
+                                nav.context,
+                                SimpleAnimationActivity::class.java
+                            )
+                        )
+                    }),
+                shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.large
+            ) {
+                Text(text = "Simple Animation", Modifier.padding(24.dp))
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/spine-android/app/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SimpleAnimationActivity.java b/spine-android/app/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SimpleAnimationActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..399713ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spine-android/app/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SimpleAnimationActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package com.esotericsoftware.spine;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.spine.android.SpineController;
+import com.esotericsoftware.spine.android.SpineView;
+
+public class SimpleAnimationActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+    /** @noinspection FieldCanBeLocal*/
+    private SpineView spineView;
+    /** @noinspection FieldCanBeLocal*/
+    private SpineController spineController;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_simple_animation);
+
+        // Set up the toolbar
+        Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
+        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
+        if (getSupportActionBar() != null) {
+            getSupportActionBar().setTitle("Simple Animation");
+            getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+            getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);
+        }
+
+        spineView = findViewById(R.id.spineView);
+        spineController = new SpineController( controller ->
+            controller.getAnimationState().setAnimation(0, "walk", true)
+        );
+
+        spineView.setController(spineController);
+        spineView.loadFromAsset("spineboy.atlas","spineboy-pro.json");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        if (item.getItemId() == android.R.id.home) {
+            finish();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spine-android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_simple_animation.xml b/spine-android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_simple_animation.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b49d6a405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spine-android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_simple_animation.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    tools:context=".SimpleAnimationActivity">
+
+    <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
+        android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
+        android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
+        android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar"
+        android:elevation="4dp"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
+
+    <com.esotericsoftware.spine.android.SpineView
+        android:id="@+id/spineView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_below="@id/toolbar" />
+</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/spine-android/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/spine-android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 54793659d..c971f0f64 100644
--- a/spine-android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/spine-android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ composeBom = "2023.08.00"
 appcompat = "1.6.1"
 material = "1.10.0"
 navigationCompose = "2.7.7"
+appcompatVersion = "1.7.0"
 
 [libraries]
 androidx-core-ktx = { group = "androidx.core", name = "core-ktx", version.ref = "coreKtx" }
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ androidx-material3 = { group = "androidx.compose.material3", name = "material3"
 androidx-appcompat = { group = "androidx.appcompat", name = "appcompat", version.ref = "appcompat" }
 material = { group = "com.google.android.material", name = "material", version.ref = "material" }
 androidx-navigation-compose = { group = "androidx.navigation", name = "navigation-compose", version.ref = "navigationCompose" }
+appcompat = { group = "androidx.appcompat", name = "appcompat", version.ref = "appcompatVersion" }
 
 [plugins]
 androidApplication = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }
diff --git a/spine-android/spine-android/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/android/SpineView.java b/spine-android/spine-android/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/android/SpineView.java
index 77fb0c6ca..1d6174235 100644
--- a/spine-android/spine-android/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/android/SpineView.java
+++ b/spine-android/spine-android/src/main/java/com/esotericsoftware/spine/android/SpineView.java
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ public class SpineView extends View implements Choreographer.FrameCallback {
 
 	public SpineView (Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
 		super(context, attrs);
-		// TODO Load controller & assets fro attrs
+		// Set properties by view id
 	}
-	
+
 	public SpineView (Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
 		super(context, attrs, defStyle);
-		// TODO Load controller & assets fro attrs
+		// Set properties by view id
 	}
 
 	public static SpineView loadFromAssets(String atlasFileName, String skeletonFileName, Context context, SpineController controller) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class SpineView extends View implements Choreographer.FrameCallback {
 	@Override
 	public void onDraw (@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
 		super.onDraw(canvas);
-		if (!controller.isInitialized()) {
+		if (controller == null || !controller.isInitialized()) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ public class SpineView extends View implements Choreographer.FrameCallback {
 	}
 
 	private void updateCanvasTransform() {
+		if (controller == null) {
+			return;
+		}
 		x = (float) (-computedBounds.getX() - computedBounds.getWidth() / 2.0 - (alignment.getX() * computedBounds.getWidth() / 2.0));
 		y = (float) (-computedBounds.getY() - computedBounds.getHeight() / 2.0 - (alignment.getY() * computedBounds.getHeight() / 2.0));