Perfetto is one of the most powerful performance tracing tools Android developers have — but it’s also one of the most underused. In this talk, I’ll show you how to unlock its full potential.

We’ll walk through real-world Perfetto traces and learn how to:

- Capture and view traces from release builds (via traceur, adb, or Jetpack tools)
- Identify slow startup, janky frames, and frozen UI events
- Analyze rendering pipeline delays and heavy thread workloads
- Connect traces back to real code in your app

You’ll learn how to:

- Use markers and trace sections (trace("tag")) in your app
- Visualize lifecycle timing, DI setup, image loading, and more
- Use Perfetto alongside Firebase Performance and FrameMetrics

Whether you’re chasing a mysterious slow start or optimizing Compose performance, this session will help you turn messy timelines into actionable insights.