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I really wish Google would let us download pre-compiled native blobs on fast WiFi connections. Downloading is by far the fastest part of app installation / upda

by r1ch 10y ago

I really wish Google would let us download pre-compiled native blobs on fast WiFi connections. Downloading is by far the fastest part of app installation / update for me, the time spent recompiling the bytecode can measure in the minutes for some apps. Even worse is the forced-recompilation of every single app for the tiniest system patches, which can take upwards of an hour.

EddieRingle 10y ago
That's no longer the case with Nougat. Apps are now interpreted with a JIT compiler and a profile is created for performing optimized AOT compilation when the device is charging and unused for subsequent executions.
- iainmerrick 10y ago
  That's great news for the 0.4% of phones with Nougat. :) https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html
- r1ch 10y ago
  Does this have to be turned on somewhere? I updated to Nougat last night and it still recompiled all my apps on the first boot. I didn't notice any improvements while updating apps from the play store either.
  - Mindless2112 10y ago
    The upgrade from Marshmallow to Nougat should be the last time you see "Optimizing Apps".