ConstraintLayout onMeasure very slow

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ConstraintLayout onMeasure very slow

8.4k Views Asked by Kęstas Venslauskas At 25 April 2025 at 14:12

so I tried refactoring some of my recycler ViewHolders to ConstraintLayouts. After I did it I was shocked after what I saw. Inflating a single view takes 20x more time than usual LinearLayout. It actually skips so many frames while doing it.

EDIT: Version of constraint layout is not relevant. Tried different combinations had almost the same results.

Can any one explain why is this happening? Maybe it's not designed for such "heavy" views?

Here is a root XML that is used in ViewHolder:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@color/white"
    android:elevation="@dimen/param_2"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:stateListAnimator="@animator/material_selector">

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/order_view_tabs_container"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/param_2"
        android:padding="@dimen/param_4"
        android:background="@color/white"
        android:divider="@drawable/empty_horizontal_divider"
        android:elevation="@dimen/param_2"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:showDividers="middle"
        android:visibility="gone"/>

    <include layout="@layout/order_list_item_constraint"/>

    </LinearLayout>

And here is order_list_item_constraint.xml

<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:padding="@dimen/param_4"
    android:clipToPadding="false">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/delivery_status"
        style="@style/DefaultText.Normal"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="50dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="4dp"
        android:padding="4dp"
        android:background="@color/white"
        android:elevation="2dp"
        android:gravity="center_vertical"
        android:text="@string/main_swipe_list_item_info_title_delivered_time"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="4dp"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_order_title"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
        android:text="@string/main_swipe_list_item_info_title_order"
        android:textColor="@color/red_900"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/delivery_status"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_order_id"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_order_title"
        />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_price_title"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
        android:text="@string/main_swipe_list_item_info_title_sum"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_order_id"
        />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_price"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_price_title"
        />


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_threshold_title"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
        android:text="@string/order_full_list_item_threshold_value_title"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_price"
        />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_threshold_value"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_threshold_title"
        />


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_sl_title"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/param_4"
        android:text="@string/main_swipe_list_item_info_title_service_level"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_threshold_value"/>


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_service_level_title"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_12"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_sl_title"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_service_level_try_on"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_12"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_service_level_title"/>


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_service_level_partial_purchase"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_12"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_service_level_try_on"/>


    <com.express.mobile.customView.MyNetworkImageView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_image_map"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="144dp"
        android:elevation="2dp"
        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
        android:visibility="visible"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_map_pin"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:paddingBottom="@dimen/param_30"
        android:contentDescription="@null"
        android:elevation="2dp"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_map_pin_sz_1"
        android:visibility="gone"
        app:layout_constrainedHeight="true"
        app:layout_constrainedWidth="true"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_image_map"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/order_list_item_image_map"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/order_list_item_image_map"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/order_list_item_image_map"/>


    <include
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_map_interval_box"
        layout="@layout/map_interval_box"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/param_48"
        app:layout_constrainedWidth="true"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/order_list_item_image_map"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_timer"
        style="@style/WhiteText.Large"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:background="@drawable/order_full_list_item_delivery_status_box_borders"
        android:elevation="2dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="@string/timer_zero_time_value_text"
        android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_24"
        android:visibility="gone"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_map_interval_box"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/order_list_item_map_interval_box"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/order_list_item_map_interval_box"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/order_list_item_map_interval_box"/>


    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_partner_icon"
        android:layout_width="@dimen/param_40"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/param_40"
        android:layout_margin="4dp"
        android:background="@drawable/order_mod_icon"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/red_800"
        android:contentDescription="@null"
        android:elevation="@dimen/param_4"
        android:scaleType="center"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_partner"
        android:visibility="gone"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_image_map"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/order_list_item_image_map"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_prepaid_icon"
        android:layout_width="@dimen/param_40"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/param_40"
        android:layout_margin="4dp"
        android:background="@drawable/order_mod_icon"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/green_800"
        android:contentDescription="@null"
        android:elevation="@dimen/param_4"
        android:scaleType="center"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_prepaid"
        android:visibility="gone"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_image_map"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/order_list_item_partner_icon"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_microcredit_icon"
        android:layout_width="@dimen/param_40"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/param_40"
        android:layout_margin="4dp"
        android:background="@drawable/order_mod_icon"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/blue_grey_700"
        android:contentDescription="@null"
        android:elevation="@dimen/param_4"
        android:scaleType="center"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_microcredit"
        android:visibility="gone"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_image_map"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/order_list_item_prepaid_icon"/>


    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_ongoing_icon"
        android:layout_width="@dimen/param_40"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/param_40"
        android:layout_margin="4dp"
        android:background="@drawable/order_mod_icon"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
        android:contentDescription="@null"
        android:elevation="@dimen/param_4"
        android:scaleType="center"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_delivery_time_ongoing"
        android:visibility="gone"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/order_list_item_image_map"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/order_list_item_microcredit_icon"/>


    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_name"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/param_20"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:drawablePadding="@dimen/param_8"
        android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_man"
        android:maxLines="1"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/order_list_item_call_icon"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_image_map"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_phone"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/param_20"
        android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/param_28"
        android:maxLines="1"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/order_list_item_call_icon"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_name"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/address_icon"
        android:layout_width="@dimen/param_20"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/param_20"
        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
        android:contentDescription="@null"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_address"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/mid_guideline"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_phone"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_address"
        style="@style/FullListItemInfoDetailsText"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="4dp"
        android:minLines="2"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/order_list_item_call_icon"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/address_icon"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/order_list_item_phone"/>


    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_call_icon"
        android:layout_width="38dp"
        android:layout_height="38dp"
        android:padding="@dimen/param_8"
        android:background="@drawable/order_mod_icon"
        android:contentDescription="@null"
        android:elevation="@dimen/param_4"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_call"
        android:visibility="visible"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/order_list_item_name"/>


    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/order_list_item_navigate_icon"
        android:layout_width="38dp"
        android:layout_height="38dp"
        android:padding="@dimen/param_8"
        android:background="@drawable/order_mod_icon"
        android:contentDescription="@null"
        android:elevation="@dimen/param_4"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_order_navigate"
        android:visibility="visible"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/order_list_item_address"/>


    <android.support.constraint.Guideline
        android:id="@+id/mid_guideline"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        app:layout_constraintGuide_end="360dp"/>


    <android.support.constraint.Guideline
        android:id="@+id/start_guideline"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        app:layout_constraintGuide_begin="4dp"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"/>


     </android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Here is proof of problem. All child views have measure times around 0.1ms

Comparing a simple LinearLayout

EDIT2: Here is a layout version with LinearLayout's: https://pastebin.com/ZvffUHnw

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indyman777 On 17 October 2018 at 18:36

I believe someone posted in a comment that a non-release version of the apk will run much slower. I just confirmed it on my own app. The simple page would load very slowly and a button click would run CPU usage up to 25% using a debug app. Making a release build solved the issue.

The ConstraintLayout must be communicating heavily in the background, and those logs or callbacks are probably getting stripped when running a release build. Good luck!

Kęstas Venslauskas On 26 March 2018 at 13:20

Just tried ConstraintLayout 1.1.0-beta6 Measure times has been cut down to around 250ms. Roughly it's faster by 40% but far from being useful in my situation.

**Nicolas Roard** · Accepted Answer

That's definitely not expected -- I'll have to investigate more to see what's causing it. Note that 1.1 beta is right now going to be slower than 1.0, all the optimizer passes aren't enabled. At first glance there's a lot of textview with 0dp width, which is pretty costly -- like with linear layout, 0dp is going to result in a double measure. E.g. instead of:

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/order_list_item_order_title"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="20dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
    android:text="@string/main_swipe_list_item_info_title_order"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/mid_guideline"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/delivery_status"/>

You could do:

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/order_list_item_order_title"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="20dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
    android:text="@string/main_swipe_list_item_info_title_order"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/start_guideline"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/delivery_status"/>

You don't need to have both a start and end constraints here as well, as you are using guidelines.

Note that in general, HierarchyViewer isn't going to be giving you accurate measurements (that said with such a difference, something seems wrong there).

How does your com.express.mobile.customView.MyNetworkImageView custom view handles measures? as you set it to 0dp it will also be double-measured in your layout.

Finally, Could you add what's in your included layout order_list_item_map_interval_box ?

edit 1.1 beta 6 should improve performances quite a log

ConstraintLayout onMeasure very slow

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