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javaandroidandroid-recyclerviewimageloader

Should i use an image loading library like Fresco?

I have a recycler view in my app with 300+ images in it and i am trying to improve it's performance. Should i use an image loading library for loading these images instead of just doing imageView.setImageResource(..)? Will that help?

Solution

  • There are several libraries available that can load images into ImageViews smoothly.

    Glide is a great library with many image loading features. https://bumptech.github.io/glide/

    Picasso is another library with similar features. http://square.github.io/picasso/

    I wouldn't say one is better than the other, it is really just preference. They both get the job done efficiently.