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Android 16 has a new trick to speed up app installation

www.androidauthority.com

Android 16 has a new trick to speed up app installation
  • Android 16 now supports cloud compilation, a new feature that could speed up new app installs.
  • The goal of cloud compilation is to avoid running the dex2oat tool during app installations by offloading compilation to the cloud.
  • Dex2oat takes an APK file and generates app artifact files that the Android Runtime loads. Depending on the device and the amount of code to compile, this could take some time.

It looks like the ART (Android Runtime) JIT is playing an increasingly less important role with time.

Friendly reminder that the cloud is just someone else's computer.

17 comments

  • Without actually reading anything other than the title of the article, which I should prolly do, I'm gonna make this comment anyway.

    What apps are you installing that take more than 30 secs?

    • You should've read the article. In an ideal world every device phone gets this process done in seconds. But, we don't and not everyone can afford to buy a decently powerful enough phone.

      For those people, downloading the optimized odex files could be faster than creating them on device. Thanks to availability of super fast internet.

      • Underpowered device or not, one thing that remains a constant is they will download a simple app very quickly, as long as the internet is there for it to do so.

        So it really has nothing to do with the device but rather the internet speed.

      • Well that's a issue, for sure.

        I absolutely NEVER allow Google Play to just update my apps when it wants to. That's insane. That would be constantly updating all day everyday. There is no need for daily software updates. There is no need for weekly updates. It's borderline ridiculous.

        One can argue "but muh security" all they like and go right ahead and do it if you need that validation in your life but when 10 apps are in que for an update 24/7 around the clock it's almost suspicious.

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