NetEase Cloud Music Tech Team

Sep 20, 2023 · Operations

How to Slash Android Build Times with Incremental Transform and DexMerge Tweaks

This article details a deep dive into Android Gradle build bottlenecks, analyzes the heavy Transform and dexMerge stages, and presents practical incremental build and hot‑update strategies—including code hooks, bucket handling, and dex reordering—that reduce typical build times from dozens of seconds to just a few.