I would like to share some insights and also listen to your experiences on optimizing performance when developing native Tizen apps. During my recent project, I encountered performance bottlenecks related to rendering speed and memory usage, so I thought it might be useful to start the discussion here.

Here are a few approaches I have adopted:

Effective memory management

Ensure that unused resources are released as soon as possible. Tizen provides tools like Valgrind to help track memory leaks.

Optimize UI rendering

Avoid overdrawing by keeping the layout as simple as possible.

Use image maps to minimize texture switching in graphics-heavy apps.

Threading heavy tasks

Move long-running or blocked tasks to workflow threads instead of the main UI thread. This makes the UI responsive.

Profiling Tools

The Tizen IDE offers performance profiling. I find this particularly useful for identifying slow system calls and memory conflicts.

Efficient use of native APIs

Some operations are much faster using native C APIs than higher-level wrappers. In performance-critical parts of the block blast, I favor direct API calls.

Questions for the community:

What techniques do you use most often to diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues in native Tizen apps?

Do you encounter any specific bugs in UI rendering or memory allocation?

Are there any lesser-known Tizen APIs or tools that you use for optimization?

We’d love to hear your feedback and best practices!