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How to optimize UITableView and UICollectionView performance?

Updated May 6, 2026

Short answer

Use cell reuse, avoid heavy work in main thread, and precompute layouts.

Deep explanation

Performance issues arise from expensive layout calculations, image decoding, and blocking UI updates. Techniques include cell reuse identifiers, async image loading, and prefetching data.

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