Optimize your apps for Android (Go edition)
summary
Android Go targets 1–2 GB phones and already serves ~250 million users, so optimize for memory, startup time, and app size rather than vague “examples.” Concrete steps: pick KPIs (crash rate, jank, startup latency), benchmark and cap peak memory, use onTrimMemory, StrictMode and thread pools, remove full‑color bitmaps; tools: Perfetto, meminfo/showmap, Android Studio profiler, AddressSanitizer, Macrobenchmark; distribution: Android App Bundles + Dynamic Delivery and App Startup library. Gboard and Camera show these changes work; Maps sees ~30% startup gains with baseline profiles.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Android Go Edition intro
- 1:45Android Go devices myths
- 9:04Optimizing apps for Android Go
- 17:52Memory usage optimization
- 28:56Startup time reduction
- 37:29App size minimization
- 45:59Performance measurement tools
- 53:06Q&A
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