Building Mobile Application Performance Stories With Breadcrumbs
Blog post from New Relic
Breadcrumbs in mobile applications serve as a valuable tool for developers to identify and troubleshoot performance issues by providing a trail of user actions, particularly in areas like login processes and shopping cart flows. The post describes how New Relic's Mobile Apps team utilized breadcrumbs to address login issues by placing them strategically throughout their apps to maintain consistency and identify problems, such as the frequent refreshing of user tokens, which led to improved app store reviews and reduced support tickets. Breadcrumbs, captured via the New Relic Mobile event crash trail, allow developers to monitor user flow and correlate session data, providing insights into user interactions and application performance. This data can be analyzed using the New Relic Query Language (NRQL) to generate informative dashboards. The author emphasizes the importance of monitoring client-side performance and using tools like New Relic Browser, Synthetics, and Mobile to enhance the digital experience.