How Baseline Profiles Reduced Android App Startup Time by 30%
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Juhi Agrawal
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Summary
The article discusses how the implementation of baseline profiles significantly reduced Android app startup time by approximately 30%. It highlights the challenges faced during the optimization process, including testing setup issues and incompatible third-party libraries, and shares insights into the technical improvements and their impact on user retention.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe faster our app started, the more users stuck around.
We added baseline profiles, which reduced startup time by ~30%!
The road to optimization wasn’t without challenges.
We learned a lot while navigating testing setup issues and incompatible third-party libraries.
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