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You're developing a mobile app. How do you balance improving speed with enhancing user experience?

In mobile app development, ensuring a swift application that also delights users is key. To achieve harmony between speed and experience:

- Optimize code and reduce bloat to enhance performance without compromising features.

- Conduct user testing to find a middle ground where functionality meets quick response times.

- Introduce updates gradually, focusing on incremental improvements that don't overwhelm users.

How do you maintain the equilibrium between app speed and user experience? Share your strategies.

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You're developing a mobile app. How do you balance improving speed with enhancing user experience?

In mobile app development, ensuring a swift application that also delights users is key. To achieve harmony between speed and experience:

- Optimize code and reduce bloat to enhance performance without compromising features.

- Conduct user testing to find a middle ground where functionality meets quick response times.

- Introduce updates gradually, focusing on incremental improvements that don't overwhelm users.

How do you maintain the equilibrium between app speed and user experience? Share your strategies.

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    Felipe Gallardo

    Gerente | Cadena de Suministro | Logística | Distribución | Producción | Telecomunicaciones | Excelencia Operacional | Satisfacción de Clientes | Tecnología | Comercial | Administración y Finanzas | Liderazgo | MII | MBA

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    Es clave optimizar el rendimiento sin comprometer la usabilidad. Esto se logra mediante estrategias como la carga perezosa, la compresión de imágenes y el uso de caché para acelerar tiempos de respuesta. Al mismo tiempo, se debe priorizar una interfaz intuitiva con transiciones fluidas, indicadores de carga efectivos y un diseño minimalista. Además, el monitoreo continuo del rendimiento y el feedback del usuario permiten ajustes que optimizan ambos aspectos.

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    Leonardo H.

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    Simple, listen to your user. Normally speedy and usability are interconnected. You have to update each one alternately, but listen to your user to know each one you do first. And remember, I said simple, not easy. If you user doesn’t answer this question, follow your project plan, follow the product definition. Don’t be afraid of mistakes, fail fast, fail quick and cheap and you will keep this equation balanced.

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    Jether Canhada

    At Santander, driving Software Engineering for Digital Platforms and Application Security

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    Speed and user experience go hand in hand—one shouldn’t compromise the other. A fast app keeps users engaged, but a seamless, intuitive experience ensures they stay. Prioritize performance optimizations like efficient coding, asset compression, and background processing to reduce load times. At the same time, maintain a clean, user-friendly interface with smooth navigation. Test frequently to find the right balance, focusing on real user behavior. The goal is a responsive app that feels effortless to use—where speed enhances, rather than detracts from, the overall experience. Iterate, refine, and keep both elements in harmony.

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    Lana Qucci

    CTO - Building Decentralized (DeFi), Web3 & IPFS Payment Solutions for Business, Products & Services. - Banking 4.0 | FinTech | Blockchain | NFT | Metaverse | AI | Innovation

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    Balancing app speed and UX demands code optimization and user engagement. Optimize Code: Profile bottlenecks, lazy-load assets, compress APIs, cache data, ensure network efficiency. Adaptive Design: Simplify UI for low-end devices; optimize battery use in background processes. Perceived Speed: Use skeleton screens, instant feedback (e.g., button animations). Test Rigorously: A/B test features, validate on real devices, integrate user feedback. Metrics & Maintenance: Track load times, retention; sunset unused features. Example: A social app loads text first, lazy-loads images, offers data-saver mode. Takeaway: Speed is UX—align tech with user needs for apps that are fast and delightful.

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    Paolo Rizzardini

    Chief Commercial Officer @ Mondia | Creating the Digital Experience people dream of | Seasoned Executive in Digital and Telecommunication industries | Board member | Bootstrapper

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    In my opinion UX comes always first. I would always prioritize UX over speed if I don’t have the resources to work on both. A quick but crappy experience is not going to be tolerated by any user. Not anymore. The old belief that “as long as it works you are fine” is not a thing anymore. UX is how you get user attention, performance is how you retain him. First things first.

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    Gustavo R. Soliz Garnica

    Information Systems Specialist

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    Para equilibrar velocidad y experiencia de usuario en una app móvil: Optimiza el rendimiento: Minimiza el tamaño de los recursos, usa carga perezosa y almacena en caché datos clave. Interacciones rápidas: Mantén las respuestas inmediatas con feedback visual (animaciones suaves) y carga de datos en segundo plano. Prioriza funciones clave: Asegúrate de que las funciones principales se carguen rápido y optimiza el contenido no esencial. Adapta la app a diferentes dispositivos: Asegúrate de que funcione bien en todos los dispositivos, ajustando el rendimiento y las imágenes según la capacidad. Haz pruebas de rendimiento y UX: Evalúa tanto la velocidad real como la percepción de la experiencia del usuario para mantener un balance adecuado.

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    Gustavo Cosme

    Apple Developer Educator | Apple Expert at Globoplay | Speaker & Content Creator | 17+ Years in Tech | iOS, Swift, SwiftUI | Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision, macOS

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    Equilibro otimizando o desempenho sem comprometer a usabilidade, como reduzindo o tempo de carregamento, mas mantendo animações suaves e interfaces intuitivas. Uso caching, carregamento assíncrono e testes de UX para garantir fluidez sem sacrificar funcionalidades.

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    Zahid Muhammad

    How to build a 10K/month side hustle using AI & Shopify

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    Balancing speed and user experience in app development is all about smart optimization. At Conzia, we focus on lightweight code, efficient caching, and CDNs to keep load times low while ensuring smooth navigation. Prioritizing asynchronous loading and lazy loading enhances speed without compromising visuals. A/B testing helps fine-tune UX while monitoring real-world performance through tools like Lighthouse and Firebase. The key? Functionality without friction—because a fast app that’s hard to use is just as bad as a slow one. Speed and UX must evolve together.

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    Daisy Nkuka Mulenga

    Managing Director | Imizamo Digital Agency Leading with Purpose | Advocate for Excellence

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    Interesting question, always best to answer from a consumer POV as the end user Balancing speed and user experience in a mobile app is all about keeping things smooth and efficient without making users feel like they’re missing out. • Keep the interaction simple per screen so it’s not over whelming - Clean up the code – Trim the unnecessary stuff so the app runs faster without losing important features. • Test with real users – Find the sweet spot where the app is both fast and functional. At the end of the day, people want an app that feels effortless, easy on the eye and that works!!

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    Millen Stamatov

    NEXT MBA Official Representative for Bulgaria // CODE HEALTH TV consultant/TV host / TV Executive Producer / Digital & Social Media Content Creator & Producer

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    Great question! How to balance improving speed with enhancing user experience? To all those we who have done mobile apps my answer is a tribute. You need to differentiate first. Not all apps are created equal! The heaviest apps needing preload times are the games! There balancing speed is crucial. Some levels need long time to load. A lot of game developers have managed marvelously. Especially when playing online versus a live opponent. With normal apps of all sorts - video players, video editors, comm apps - it is mandatory that the design, UI is not for the sake of speed. There the balance is crucial and it may drive people out. My advice: always have a great look and feel of your app, but if it lacks speed, you will be forgotten.

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