Google updates Android even if there is no new version of the operating system Thanks to updates to the Google Play system. From there, he added interesting functions such as anti-theft mode, for example, and they reach all mobile phones, whatever the manufacturer. The same goes for improvements deployed from Play Store.
Do you have a Google Pixel, a Samsung galaxy or a Xiaomi? It doesn't matter Your mobile will go faster in a few months: Google deploys a change of Google Play that affects applications. However, this will happen invisible, so if you notice a better performance, you know where it comes from. There is a technical motif behind this change that achieves it.
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Google has just advertised on the Android Developers blog. Initially, it seems technical of the applications hosted in the Play Store store, but it has sufficient relevance. New applications and their updates for the Android 15 and subsequent versions (Android 16 are expected for June) modify an element: Size of the memory page.
What is this? In the context of operating systems such as Android, memory (RAM) does not manage the byte at the byte, but in the blocks of a fixed size called the memory pages. Think about it as if memory was a very big book, and instead of reading the words by letter, the system reads and writes entire pages at the same time.
Traditionally, and for a long time, Android used a page of 4 kilo-kilo-kilo-kilo-kilo-kilotes. This means that the smallest memory unit that the operating system manages for applications is 4 KB. From now on, Android applications will not be able to work with this 4 KB standard.
Deadline, November 1, 2025. That same year, applications must admit a larger memory page size, in particular 16 KB. Why change? He aline with Google's efforts to modernize this technical aspect, in particular, now that smartphones add large amounts of RAM. Last year, mobile, like Pixel 9, supports the new configuration.
According to Mountain View Firm, a higher memory page involves faster applications and Improvements for user devicesAmong them:
- Start of faster applications: Improvements ranging from 3% to 30% for several applications.
- Improved battery use: Average benefit of 4.5%.
- Faster camera starts: The camera opens between 4.5% and 6.6% faster.
- The faster system starts: Android starts about 8% faster.
Android 15 is a requirement for applications that use a 16 kb page size. The device must also be compatible: Pixels 9 are
As we have already said, Google established November 1 as on the last day so that applications modify their memory size: The most popular applications have already adaptedas well as those used by Flutter or Native React. Although for developers, the adjustment is minimal, the benefits of performance for users seem substantial.
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