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> Any thoughts on why they they are compiling to native on first run, rather than at install-time? Or why they don't do it on the server so that you get the sp
by ohazi 12y ago
> Any thoughts on why they they are compiling to native on first run, rather than at install-time?
Or why they don't do it on the server so that you get the specialized binary directly from Google Play? Why should my phone be compiling anything?
- pjmlp 12y agoThis is Microsoft's approach.
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- vetinari 12y agoBecause you can also sideload apps. Or because Android != Google Experience (i.e. Play Store). Why do you want to be dependent on middleman?
- izacus 12y agoBecause Android ecosystem isn't locked down to a single app store that would prepare binaries for all 8000+ devices with several hundred different SoCs. The device itself is by far most capable of choosing optimal compiler optimizations for it's own SoC.