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What causes main thread blocking in Objective-C apps?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Blocking occurs when heavy operations run on the main thread, freezing UI.
Deep explanation
The main thread handles UI rendering and user interactions. CPU-intensive tasks like JSON parsing, image decoding, or network calls on this thread cause frame drops and unresponsiveness.
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