page.title=Rendering
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page.metaDescription=Learn how to optimize your app's rendering performance.

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<p>
  A key aspect of your app that influences your users' perception of quality is
  the smoothness with which it renders images and text to the screen. It is
  important to avoid jank and sluggish responsiveness when your app is drawing
  to the screen.
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<p>
  This section helps you learn several ways to optimize your app's rendering
  performance: reducing overdraw, optimizing view hierarchies, and taking
  advantage of the Profile GPU tool.
</p>

<h2>Rendering Actions</h2>

<dl>
  <dt>
    <strong><a href="overdraw.html">
        Reducing Overdraw</a></strong>
  </dt>
  <dd>
    Minimize the number of times you app redraws the same pixel in a single
    frame.
  </dd>

  <dt>
    <strong><a href="optimizing-view-hierarchies.html">
        Performance and View Hierarchies</a></strong>
  </dt>
  <dd>
    Make sure your layout and measurement are executing efficiently, and
    avoid double taxation.
  </dd>


  <dt>
    <strong><a href="profile-gpu.html">
        Analyzing with Profile GPU Rendering</a></strong>
  </dt>
  <dd>
    Take advantage of this on-device tool to identify bottlenecks that
    may be slowing your app's rendering down.
  </dd>


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