How Meta optimizes Android performance
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Meta describes how they design secure-by-default mobile frameworks that wrap unsafe Android APIs like intent launching, and how they leverage generative AI (Llama) to automate the migration of large codebases t...
How Meta uses Baseline Profiles to speed cold start, scrolling, and navigation; reports up to 40% improvements.
WhatsApp/Messenger moved key models on-device; reduced model load & inference time and improved ANR metrics. (Engineering at Meta)
Meta shifted their giant Android codebase from Java to Kotlin over years.
Meta adds HDR photo support to make Instagram and Threads pop visually.
Meta shares how they cranked out Threads in just five wild months.
Meta adds HDR video to Reels for sharper, richer playback vibes.
Meta rolls out key transparency to lock down WhatsApp’s security.
Meta adopts xHE-AAC to pump up audio quality across their apps.
Meta’s Nullsafe tool catches Java null errors before they crash apps.
Meta ditched Java for Kotlin across their massive Android codebase.
Discusses techniques Facebook implemented to improve the startup speed of its Android app.
Meta’s Superpack squeezes their apps smaller than ever before.
Meta’s MobileLab stops slowdowns before they mess with users.
Meta’s Profilo tracks how their apps behave in real-world chaos.
Facebook engineers share their process for reducing battery consumption by measuring hardware component utilization and modeling battery drain. The talk covers CPU, network radio, camera, location, and GPU meas...
Meta’s team speeds up Android UI rendering with multi-threading magic.
Instagram grabs data early in the background to keep scrolling smooth.
Meta's News Feed team implemented multithreaded rendering on Android using Litho's background layout and Infer's static analysis, achieving smooth 60fps scrolling while automatically detecting hundreds of concu...
Meta’s lab in Prineville hammers apps to ensure they perform anywhere.