You can measure the performance of your app using a standalone version of the Android Studio Profiler. To start the profiler, do the following:

1. Run the debugger.
2. Click the profiler![Profiler icon](https://developer.android.com/static/images/agde/profile-button.png)button in the Visual Studio toolbar.
3. Next to**SESSIONS**, click the + button and select a debuggable process.

   ![Select debuggable process](https://developer.android.com/static/images/agde/profile-demo-app.png)  
   **Figure 1**. Select a process in the profiler

The profiler displays real time usage statistics for the following categories: CPU, memory, network, and energy.

![Profiler statistics](https://developer.android.com/static/images/agde/profile-usage.png)  
**Figure 2**. Profiler statistics for the sample endless tunnel app

For more details on a certain category, click the graph for that category.

![Profiler memory statistics](https://developer.android.com/static/images/agde/profile-memory-categories.png)  
**Figure 3**. Detailed memory statistics

For more information on how to use the profiler, see the[Android Studio Profiler documentation](https://developer.android.com/studio/profile).