> With Android 14 comes ART 14, the Android Runtime. Google numbers the ART releases like major software projects now, and because the runtime is a Mainline mod

> With Android 14 comes ART 14, the Android Runtime. Google numbers the ART releases like major software projects now, and because the runtime is a Mainline module, it will be installed on older versions of Android, too. Ever since ART became a Mainline module in Android 12, users on that version or newer will get a better, faster app engine no matter how long their OEM takes to update the phone. This to me is the most exciting update! With most apps already being updated from the store including the Launchers/Browsers and all Google stuff including Play Store and libraries - adding ART to the list makes the OEMs not updating Android as often problem much less of an actual problem. (It basically leaves the kernel/drivers and maybe a few more super low level things in the problem category - IIRC even the modem driver/firmware stuff is separately updated now a days.)