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Baseline Profile Performance Optimization

Add baseline profiles to an existing app, measure cold-start improvement, and document everything.

KotlinMacrobenchmarkBaseline Profile PluginAndroid Studio

About this project

Baseline profiles are how 2026 Android apps cut cold-start time by 30%+. This project teaches the macrobenchmark + baseline profile generation workflow, the measurement methodology, and the operational details (Play Store delivery, CI generation). Pick an open-source Android app or one of your own. Add baseline profiles, measure before/after, write up the results.

Why build this in 2026?

Cold-start performance is increasingly a hiring filter for mid+ Android roles.

What you'll ship

  • GitHub PR with the baseline profile setup
Performance report (before/after macrobenchmark)
Writeup explaining the methodology

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Skills you'll practice

kotlinandroidjetpack compose