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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Self-Destruction Deleting Partial Data for One Recipient

Posted by Dave Adams
Dave Adams
4,127 Points

Finished the Ribbit app...why is it so slow? What are some top improvements that can be made to improve speed?

Great project. I know the purpose of the course is to learn how to build the key components. But I'm wondering why it's so slow? For example, when you click the send button after capturing a photo, there's noticeable latency. Similarly, when you receive and open a message there is latency. Ben, can you outline what some of the major optimizations would be?

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Faiz Ahmed
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Faiz Ahmed
Courses Plus Student 40 Points
Faiz Ahmed
Faiz Ahmed
Courses Plus Student 40 Points

The send button lag can be fixed by changing this line in the FileHelper.java class . bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, outputStream); tp bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 50, outputStream);