Android Getting Faster: Google's New Tech Promises Up to 10% Boost

Google's New Tech Promises to Boost Android Performance Google is testing a new method that could significantly enhance Android's performance, potentially boosting it by up to 10%. The secret? Utilizing larger 16KB memory pages. Currently, Android is optimized for 4KB memory pages. Google's calculations suggest that quadrupling this size could lead to a performance gain of 5% to 10%, with a trade-off of approximately 9% increased memory usage. Benefits of the New Technology: Faster app launch times: A reduction of 3.16% on average (and up to 30% in some cases) when memory is limited. Reduced power consumption: A decrease of 4.56% on average. Snappier camera performance: A 4.48% speed increase for "hot" launches and a 6.60% boost for "cold" launches. Shorter system boot times: A reduction of 1.5% (roughly 0.8 seconds). "Every time a program needs more memory, the operating system has to step in and make a note in a 'page table', assigning that chun…