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Android is based on the JVM, it will never switch to Flutter (and an aggravating factor is that Dart is an inferior version of Kotlin).

• pjmlp 5y ago
  If you want some fun watching Jake Wartorn's opinion on it, https://youtu.be/VX6nAvRWQg4 https://youtu.be/VX6nAvRWQg4
• morelisp 5y ago
  The JVM is specifically the part of Java Android didn't use, and the layer Google has already completely replaced once.
  • pjmlp 5y ago
    DEX must be able to represent everything on the Java ecosystem, otherwise it is a hit and miss what can be consumed from Maven central. Also it is quite common on embedded Java for the vendors to have their own implementation with code translation. What isn't normal is having stagnant compatibility.
• xvilka 5y ago
  Java is an Android's curse. Just compare how completely native iOS and iPadOS beat it in terms of speed and power saving. I hope they will get rid of the Java remnants completely and focus on the native toolchain, frameworks, system libraries.
  • xxpor 5y ago
    Meanwhile there's a article literally on the front page about zero-click exploits being used against iMessage
    • xvilka 5y ago
      Java doesn't help against exploits, there are plenty in Android phones as well.
      • xxpor 5y ago
        It certainly adds a layer of protection that makes issues like the classic C errors with buffer overruns and derefing invalid pointers a LOT less likely.
  • kaba0 5y ago
    Android doesn’t run java though? It runs native code the same way as ios, so bringing the latter ecosystem’s better performance into the picture without considering the generational leap in terms of CPU design is just a faulty logical conclusion.