Troubleshooting Android Performance: Enhance your Android applications by upgrading app performance to gain maximum productivity

Yusuf Saber

$9.99 ~~$130.99~~

Video Mar 2019 2hrs 14mins 1st Edition

Yusuf Saber

$9.99 ~~$130.99~~

Video Mar 2019 2hrs 14mins 1st Edition

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Key benefits

Analyze, detect, and optimize important performant issues in your applications related to memory, network, UI, and batteries
Tackle the critical areas that any developer faces in their day to day app development and quick solutions that can be implemented
Optimize application performance and debug UI areas to create a flawless and superior user experience

Description

Have you started developing an Android application only to find the app is slower than you expected? Or that certain tasks are not working as you expected? Dealing with performance issues on Android is a common experience many developers face. Performance is a key requirement in any good app that user's don't necessarily look for, but experience every time they open an app. If the earlier questions apply to you, look no further! This course will help you overcome common performance issues on Android. In this course, we go over the important and common areas that can affect performance such as memory, network, UI, and battery. We delve into issues such as memory management, where we will look at memory leaks and tracking allocations. We also look at optimizing your user experience when working with data on the cloud. We also go into some common pitfalls when working with your UI and how to debug it. Finally, we look at ways to optimize and debug your app's battery usage to ensure that it doesn't annoy users when they've installed your app. When you're completed with this course, you will be developing applications more efficiently, without having to worry about your code affecting the performance that your users experience. All the code files and related files are placed on GitHub repository at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Troubleshooting-Android-Performance

Who is this book for?

This course is specially designed for beginner Android developers who want to get rid of common errors and pitfalls in order to improve Android performance. Some basic knowledge of Android development and Android Studio is assumed.

What you will learn

Detect memory leaks and fix them before they ruin your users’ experience.
Load images efficiently without using too much memory.
Work with the cloud in a way that will be seamless to your users.
How to work with the UI thread and how to run non-UI related tasks in the background for more pleasant user experience.
Debug your UI and manage the way you want it to look.
Ways to optimize your app for good battery usage.

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