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# [Why Method Tracing Lies: The Observer Effect in Android Profiling](https://android-expert.hashnode.dev/why-method-tracing-lies-the-observer-effect-in-android-profiling?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Instrumenting profilers slow the code they measure and invent fake bottlenecks. Learn which Android tool to trust for which question.

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