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Android ANR Time, UI Thread

Useful Android Performance / Stability debugging info 


1. ANR Waiting times:

Performing heavy I/O , Network access or orher heavy operations on UI thread ?? A BIG NO NO ..you are inviting ANR.
 
  • No response to an input event (such as key press or screen touch events) within 5 seconds.
  • A BroadcastReceiver hasn't finished executing within 10 seconds.

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