Dealing with an anr session and how to fix it fast

Nothing kills an user's vibe faster than hitting an anr session while they're right in the center of something important. We've all been there—you're trying in order to send an information or refresh a feed, and instantly, the screen simply stops. Everything freezes. After a few seconds associated with frantic tapping, that will dreaded "App Not Responding" dialog pops up, asking if you need to wait or simply kill the application entirely. For the developer, since pop-up is like getting a bad review in real-time. It's a sign that something, someplace, is hogging the main thread and producing the user encounter miserable. ...

April 9, 2026 · 6 min · Jeso Young