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# Modular Secrets to Lightning-Fast Android Builds


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 11, 2025
- **Time:** 13:00–13:30 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 10
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Tags:** android, gradle, kotlin, mobile, software architecture

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1428-modular-secrets-to-lightning-fast-android-builds)

## Description

As Android projects scale, the need for better modularization becomes critical—not just for maintainability, but also for build speed and developer efficiency. In this talk, we'll dive deep into techniques for creating a truly optimized modular setup that balances independence, scalability, and build-time performance.

You'll learn:
- How to design module relationships to minimize dependencies and reduce build times.
- Strategies for leveraging custom Gradle plugins to enforce consistency and simplify configuration.
- The power of version catalogs to manage dependencies across modules effortlessly.
- A cutting-edge navigation system enabling seamless transitions between modules without direct dependencies.

This session combines practical coding techniques with real-world architectural insights, equipping you with actionable ideas to improve your project’s modularization. Attendees will walk away with tools, tips, and strategies they can apply to their codebase immediately.

## Speaker

### [Mohamed Gamal](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@mohamed-gamal)

Mobile Staff Engineer at SumUp


## Related talks at this congress

- [Building Modular Applications with .NET and ABP Framework](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/473-building-modular) — Halil İbrahim Kalkan
- [A Practical Guide to Reducing Bundle Size](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/722-a-practical-guide-to) — Stephen Cooper
- [Building Better Apps with React Native](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/785-building-better-apps) — Marc Rousavy
- [Advanced Micro Frontends: Multi-Version and Multi-Framework Scenarios](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/501-advanced-micro) — Manfred Steyer