Engineering memory-performant Android apps @AndroidDevelopers
Engineering memory-performant Android apps  @AndroidDevelopers
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn about critical tools like R8 for code shrinking and best practices for bitmap optimization to slash native memory usage. We’ll also explore how to use the new ProfilingManager triggers for identifying OOMs and memory anomalies in the wild.

Resources:
Enable App optimization → https://goo.gle/4f4sZQl
How to add keep rules → https://goo.gle/4nclKIh
Best practices on keep rules → https://goo.gle/3PplkBI
Optimization for library authors → https://goo.gle/4nhrcK2
R8 Configuration analyzer → https://goo.gle/4nbIEiI
Agent skills → https://goo.gle/4tlJvPA
ProfilingManager → https://goo.gle/3Rfh6NR
ProfilingManager Triggers → https://goo.gle/4nKAsXa
Overview on how to optimize memory on Android → https://goo.gle/3PBe2ec
Overview of memory management → https://goo.gle/4nIe0xG
Android 17 App Memory Limits → https://goo.gle/43jvveu

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