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Android 16 has a new trick to speed up app installation
Android 16 adds support for cloud compilation, a feature bypasses on-device app compilation to speed up app installs
- Android 16 now supports cloud compilation, a new feature that could speed up new app installs.
- The goal of cloud compilation is to avoid running the dex2oat tool during app installations by offloading compilation to the cloud.
- Dex2oat takes an APK file and generates app artifact files that the Android Runtime loads. Depending on the device and the amount of code to compile, this could take some time.
Installing new Android apps or games poses no challenge for most Android devices, but many low-end devices still struggle to install large apps, due to a weak processor or slow storage. In spite of these limitations, Google can still optimize Android to work better on low-end hardware. For example, Google is introducing a new feature in Android 16 that is poised to speed up new app installs, especially on low-end devices.
Specifically, Google has added a new feature called cloud compilation to Android 16. Cloud compilation is a feature that enables application artifacts to be loaded from files downloaded from the Google Play Store, instead of being generated on the device itself. By offloading app compilation to the cloud, Android 16 can speed up the app installation process on low-end devices, especially for apps with a lot of code to compile.
