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AndroidPerformanceMonitor: Fix UI Blocks

Name: AndroidPerformanceMonitor: Fix UI Blocks
Author: markzhai

Detect UI blockers with AndroidPerformanceMonitor. For Android startup founders, with 6.7k+ GitHub stars.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free (with GitHub stars, which it has)

6,730 stars1,020 forksJavaQuality 8/10Updated 7/15/2023100% free · open source

What it is

Detect UI blockers on Android apps with a transparent library.

What you can make with it

Automations like catching and fixing crashes in your Android games and productivity apps.

How it helps

This helps ensure a smooth user experience by catching UI-related performance issues before they cause problems, and providing transparent UI blocking detection. This means faster app load times and fewer frustrated users.

Real use case example

"A founder working on a popular food delivery Android app uses AndroidPerformanceMonitor to catch ANR issues with their ordering feature. They add the detector in their app's main activity and configure it to trigger an alert in Slack when a UI blocking issue is detected. After just one week, their team successfully resolves 20+ issues, resulting in improved user retention and revenue."

If you're new

Use when you need to add performance monitoring to your Android project and want to fix common UI issues.

If you're senior

Choose when your Android product requires high-performance, transparent UI blocking detection with minimal setup time.

Common confusion cleared up

This skill is not for tracking general app metrics, but specifically helps detect and fix UI performance issues.

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What it does

Detects and reports UI blockers in Android applications to improve performance and user experience

Install / run

Add the following dependency to your build.gradle file: implementation 'com.github.markzhai:AndroidPerformanceMonitor:1.1.1'

When to use it

•When your Android app is experiencing freezes or slow performance
•To identify and fix UI blockers that are causing a poor user experience
•During the development and testing phases to ensure a smooth and responsive app

Quick start

1Add the AndroidPerformanceMonitor dependency to your build.gradle file
2Create a BlockCanaryContext class that extends Context and overrides the getStackTrace() method
3Initialize BlockCanary with the BlockCanary.install() method in your Application class
4Configure the BlockCanary instance with settings such as the threshold for blocking and the output file path
5Run your app and use the BlockCanary.getDumpFilePath() method to retrieve the path to the dump file

Ready-to-paste prompt

BlockCanary.install(new AppContext()).setBlockThreshold(1000L).setDumpInfoOnMainThread(true);

Heads up: Make sure to add the <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS" /> permission to your AndroidManifest.xml file, as it is required by the AndroidPerformanceMonitor library

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