How Dropbox optimizes Android performance
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With more than one billion downloads, the Dropbox app for Android has to maintain a high quality bar for a diverse set of use cases and users. With less than 30 Android engineers, manual testing and #yolo isn’t...
Introduction to a Gradle plugin for improving mobile build performance and developer experience.
Dropbox sped up Android camera uploads and made them rock-solid.
Dropbox sniffs out Android memory leaks to keep their app running lean.
Dropbox cut Android startup time by 30% with some clever tweaks.
Dropbox overhauled their Android testing setup for smoother, faster runs.
Dropbox found a weird but genius fix for an Android path problem.
Best practices for implementing reliable analytics and monitoring in mobile applications.
Dropbox used coroutines to load Android data faster and smoother.
Dropbox laid out a plan to bring their Android build system up to speed.
Dropbox put their Android build upgrade plan into action with grit.
Analysis of the architectural and performance trade-offs when sharing code between iOS and Android platforms.
Technical deep dive into image rendering optimization and performance in Dropbox's Carousel mobile app.
Technical deep dive into Dropbox's mobile app architecture and UX implementation improvements.
Case study on designing and implementing a new mobile user experience with performance and usability considerations.
Dropbox tuned their data model to make their app respond even faster.
Dropbox made their networked app feel snappy, like it’s all local.
Guide to Dropbox's Sync API designed for mobile app developers to handle data synchronization.