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What causes main thread blocking in UIKit rendering pipeline?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Heavy layout, synchronous IO, or CPU-bound tasks block run loop.
Deep explanation
UIKit depends on main run loop. Any expensive operation like AutoLayout recalculation or image decoding blocks event processing and delays frame rendering.
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