gradle-build-performance

You can speed up Android builds by analyzing a Gradle build scan to identify slow configuration and execution phases, then applying optimizations like enabling the configuration cache or migrating from kapt to KSP for faster annotation processing.

Android Gradle builds take long in CI/CD pipelines due to compilation bottlenecks and lack of caching. Profiling local builds and enabling configuration cache, build cache, and parallel execution resolves these performance issues.

The best way to optimize Gradle build performance is migrating from kapt to KSP, which significantly speeds up annotation processing. Analyze your build scan first to confirm kapt is the primary bottleneck before switching.

Yes, you can enable Gradle configuration cache on Android projects to speed up builds by caching the configuration phase. You need a solid understanding of the Gradle lifecycle and Android Gradle Plugin configurations to avoid task execution conflicts.

Profile local Gradle builds by generating a build scan to identify compilation bottlenecks. This process analyzes task execution times across the build lifecycle, showing exactly which Android Gradle Plugin tasks are slowing down your project.