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Install android-performance-analyzer with Homebrew Cask
Toolchain for profiling apps and games. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Project history and usage
Android Performance Analyzer (APA) is Google's desktop trace profiler for optimizing Android games and Vulkan-based graphics workloads.
Project history
Google introduced Android Performance Analyzer as a new profiler and performance-analysis tool for the Android ecosystem. The official download page distributes desktop builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows under the Android SDK license.
Adoption history
Google positions APA specifically for profiling games and Vulkan-based graphics; its documentation directs developers of other applications to Android Studio profilers.
How it is used
Developers record or import system traces, organize them in projects, inspect frame processing and memory behavior, analyze thread scheduling, and compare traces during performance experiments.
Why package nerds care
APA gives Android performance specialists a dedicated trace-analysis workflow for graphics-heavy software, including Vulkan debug annotations, frame analysis, memory analysis, and comparison of multiple traces.
Timeline
- 2026: Official APA documentation and cross-platform desktop downloads were published through Android Developers.
Related projects
- Android Studio profilers provide the recommended profiling workflow for Android applications outside APA's current games-and-Vulkan focus.
- Android GPU Inspector and Perfetto occupy related parts of Android's graphics and system-tracing toolchain.
Sources
- Android Developers APA overview and downloads: https://developer.android.com/android-performance-analyzer
- Android Developers APA quickstart: https://developer.android.com/android-performance-analyzer/quickstart
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for android-performance-analyzer. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.9.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://developer.android.com/android-performance-analyzer
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://developer.android.com/android-performance-analyzernone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:android-performance-analyzer |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/android-performance-analyzer |
| Homepage | https://developer.android.com/android-performance-analyzer |
| Upstream docs | https://developer.android.com/android-performance-analyzer |
| Source archive | https://dl.google.com/android/apa/install/v0.9.0/android-performance-analyzer-mac.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 5b9c5935277eb6d12992d0c35d20114614025a501c9462f1459e5217567557bc |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | android-performance-analyzer |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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