How does autorelease pool impact scrolling performance in UITableView?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Autorelease pools prevent memory spikes during fast cell reuse in scrolling.

Deep explanation

During scrolling, many temporary objects are created per frame. Without frequent pool drains, memory accumulates until run loop ends, causing spikes. UIKit automatically manages pools per run loop iteration.

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