addressables-asset-management

Load Unity Addressables assets asynchronously using AssetReference-driven patterns like LoadAssetAsync and InstantiateAsync to optimize startup time and memory footprint by deferring runtime content delivery until needed.

Manage memory by calling Release and ReleaseInstance on instantiated prefabs when they are no longer needed, ensuring loaded Addressables assets are properly unloaded to prevent memory leaks on constrained platforms.

Preload Addressables assets by grouping them under labels and triggering optional preloading by label, which allows remote content to be fetched and cached before runtime instantiation is required.

Async asset loading with Addressables is designed for memory-constrained platforms, applying on-demand loading and proper Release patterns to runtime content delivery to keep memory usage minimal.

Loaded Addressables prefabs cause memory spikes when Release or ReleaseInstance is not called after the asset is destroyed, preventing the system from unloading the async loaded content from memory.

Create an Addressables-based loader using AssetReference to call InstantiateAsync for prefab instantiation, then call ReleaseInstance when the prefab is no longer needed to free memory.