Scaling Developer Experience: How We Improved Android Studio in a Large Monorepo

This post outlines how a team improved Android Studio performance in a large monorepo by developing a custom Focus plugin. The plugin significantly reduced sync times from 35 minutes to under 2 minutes by allowing developers to focus on specific modules without loading unnecessary ones. Additionally, it minimized memory usage and improved the responsiveness of Compose previews. The solution was designed to integrate seamlessly with existing workflows and required minimal changes from developers.