Recomposition Is Not a Bug — You Are
Opinionated guide to avoiding unnecessary recomposition; derivedStateOf, keys, etc.
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Top 10 Compose Mistakes in Large-Scale Apps
Enterprise Compose pitfalls (state hoisting, keys, compiler reports) with fixes.
From Biology to Code: How Android’s Zygote Enables Fast and Efficient App Launching
Clear deep-dive on Zygote preload/fork pipeline and its startup/perf impact.
Cancellable Flows in Kotlin Coroutines: The Complete Guide
Flow cancellation patterns (timeout, takeWhile, cancellable, first) & perf notes.
Accelerating on-device ML on Meta’s apps with ExecuTorch
WhatsApp/Messenger moved key models on-device; reduced model load & inference time and improved ANR metrics. (Engineering at Meta)
Achieving native-like speed: boosting Android WebView performance by 100%+
TikTok’s real-world WebView perf wins: preloading, cache strategy, threading & metrics.
Transforming App Security from Necessary Evil to Performance Advantage
Guardsquare’s CPO shows how profile-based config can improve perf & security together. (droidcon, droidcon nyc 2025)
Tracking app responsiveness at scale using JankStats
How to roll out JankStats across large fleets; sampling, thresholds & dashboards. (droidcon)
UNISOC uses ADPF to improve game performance
Case study + note that ADPF is broadly available (Unity/Unreal/Cocos/native) to tune thermal/perf. Last updated Jul 9. (Android Developers)
The Hidden Performance Cost of Excessive Mobile Analytics
How over-instrumentation hurts startup, memory & battery; pragmatic sampling/SDK tips. (droidcon)
Stop Guessing, Start Measuring: DIY App Performance Tracing for Android
Hands-on DIY tracing setup to find jank & slow calls; alternatives to heavy profilers.
How We Slashed Android Startup Time by 30% with Baseline Profiles
Nobody likes waiting, especially when opening an app. We noticed a clear trend: the faster our app started, the more users stuck around.
How Dropbox leverages testing to maintain high level of trust at scale
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 enough
How to Reduce Android Studio Memory Usage
Android Studio is a powerful IDE, but it can be memory-hungry. A few tweaks can significantly improve performance and reduce excessive memory usage. Here I will maintain the original tips structure while diving deeper into why each optimization works and how to apply it.
Netflix App Testing At Scale
Testing at Netflix continuously evolves. In order to fully understand where it’s going and why it’s in its current state, it’s also important to understand the historical context of where it has been.
Make WebViews edge-to-edge in Android
Ensure your WebViews are compatible with Android 16, as Android 16 removes the ability to opt-out of drawing your app edge-to-edge.
How server-driven UI is revolutionizing mobile app experiences
At Careem, agility and adaptability are key to delivering highly personalized and seamless user experiences as we need to move fast to react to customer behaviour during different times of the year, such as Ramadan
Skyscanner’s journey to effective observability
The year was 2020 and Skyscanner, like the entire travel industry, faced unprecedented challenges due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, this difficult year also provided an opportunity for introspection
Future for Java: Virtual Thread
This article offers an introduction to Java’s lightweight thread model, virtual thread, based on our study of it.
How Meta is translating its Java codebase to Kotlin
Meta has been working to shift its Android codebase from Java to Kotlin, a newer language for Android development that offers some key advantages over Java.