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# Modular Secrets to Lightning-Fast Android Builds

Stop blaming Gradle for slow Android builds. Discover how strategic code decoupling and ditching bloated common modules can drastically slash your compilation times.

- **Speakers:** [Mohamed Gamal](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@mohamed-gamal)
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Published:** August 20, 2025
- **Duration:** 25:06
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1428-modular-secrets-to-lightning-fast-android-builds
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