CHAPTER 12

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NDK and C/C++ Optimization

The previous chapter introduced the basic principles of performance optimization, optimization methods, and related tools for Android application development. Because Java is the recommended application development language for Android developers, the optimization tools presented in Chapter 11 were mainly for Java. However, C/C++ development shouldn’t be excluded from Android app development. This chapter introduce the Android NDK for C/C++ application development along with related optimization methods and optimization tools.

Introduction to JNI

Java applications do not run directly on the hardware—they ...

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