Getting started
Installationโ
Install the CLI with:
- macOS/Linux
- Windows
curl https://get.flashlight.dev | bash
iwr https://get.flashlight.dev/windows -useb | iex
macOS arm64 support
On a macOS with arm64 architecture (Silicon), you'll need to install Rosetta if you don't have it:
softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license
More details here
Simple usageโ
๐ Plug-in an Android device to your computer. Open any app.
Then the simplest way to get started is to run the flashlight measure
command:
Going furtherโ
You might have noticed that your performance score is completely dependent on how you use your app, and might change quite a bit.
Performance measures are usually not deterministic, one way to combat this is to:
- run several iterations and average results
- automate user behavior
But let's face it, that's just super cumbersome to do!
Luckily we got you covered:
check out the test command to do this automatically for you!