Launch times for apps have been improved by as much as 30 percent on some devices thanks to a new Android Runtime (ART) upgrade released by Google. All devices running Android 12 or later are now receiving the update.
Android runtime, ART, is described
All of your device’s applications are managed by ART. It’s what keeps the Android OS going, providing the basic APIs and runtime that apps and many OS functions rely on. ART can run bytecode compiled from both the Java and Kotlin programming languages.
Improved programme startup and execution times, better memory utilisation, more efficient bytecode compilation, and additional security features are common results of ART improvements. Significant improvements in app launch times are a direct result of the new set of runtime and compiler optimisations included in the ART 13 release.
The latest ART upgrades are evaluated by:
Over 18 million APKs were compiled, and tests for compatibility, startup speed, performance, and memory usage were done on a wide range of Android devices meant to be representative of our ecosystem.
Improvements to the OpenJDK and compiler optimisations that benefit both Java and Kotlin are also highlighted by Google with each upgrade. In particular, ART 13 has permitted OpenJDK 11’s fastest uptake on Android devices.
Devices running Android 12 or later will receive the ART 13 update automatically through the Google Play store. It’s coming “soon” to Android Go-enabled devices. The release of ART 14 is imminent, as well.
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