danialgoodwin Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 When you get your Nexus 5, you can drastically speed up your apps with Android's new virtual machine in 4.4. They are calling it Android Runtime (ART) and it's replacing the old Dalvik runtime. Summary: Go to Settings->Developer options to change runtimes. With ART, apps may be up to twice as fast because it uses the Ahead-Of-Time (AOT) compiler rather than Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler. More info: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/06/meet-art-part-1-the-new-super-fast-android-runtime-google-has-been-working-on-in-secret-for-over-2-years-debuts-in-kitkat/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansltx Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 It's interesting how far we've come in software. In ages past, you'd have to precompile everything because it'd be too expensive to compile on install or on run. Now, compiling on install isn't so bad. Though when you do the initial switch from Dalvik (with its ODEX files) to ART (with its AOT files) things take awhile... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpenceSouth Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Looking forward to trying this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Used it for a day and battery life and general speed of the phone was greatly increased. Went back to dalvik d e to some app incompatibility. Sent from my Nexus 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpenceSouth Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Used it for a day and battery life and general speed of the phone was greatly increased. Went back to dalvik d e to some app incompatibility. Sent from my Nexus 5 Which apps were giving you problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Which apps were giving you problems? Titanium Backup and Whatsapp mainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I had to enable my developer options. It wasn't visible under the Settings menu. I wonder if this is true for all Nexus 5's, or just because I am on an AT&T SIM card. Either way, I'm now on ART. And ARTy loves to pARTy!!! Robert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 I had to enable my developer options. It wasn't visible under the Settings menu. I wonder if this is true for all Nexus 5's, or just because I am on an AT&T SIM card. Either way, I'm now on ART. And ARTy loves to pARTy!!! Robert You've had to enable developer options on Android since either 4.1 or 4.2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 If Android seeks "much faster execution times," the compiler should be called Texas. AJ 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 If Android seeks "much faster execution times," the compiler should be called Texas. AJ They need to be careful not to get too fast or they might get called "premature" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 They need to be careful not to get too fast or they might get called "premature" Are you saying that premature execution is a problem for men in Texas? Not surprising coming from a Cornhusker. We know that you have envy issues with the those Longhorns. AJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Are you saying that premature execution is a problem for men in Texas? Not surprising coming from a Cornhusker. We know that you have envy issues with the those Longhorns. AJ I'm not a Cornhusker. I come from the 712, not the 402. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'm not a Cornhusker. I come from the 712, not the 402. Right, an Iowan at heart. But do you not attend UNL? You may be risking yourself over your loyalty... AJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Right, an Iowan at heart. But do you not attend UNL? You may be risking yourself over your loyalty... AJ Nope, no UNL for me unless I decide I need more school and still live in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I'm noticing a little better battery live using ART. But it could just be placebo! Robert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericdabbs Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I'm noticing a little better battery live using ART. But it could just be placebo! Robert Well given that the majority of apps are not ART optimized and the framework itself is still probably buggy, I still say that ART is off to a good start thus far. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Well given that the majority of apps are not ART optimized and the framework itself is still probably buggy, I still say that ART is off to a good start thus far. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk Are you using ART or good ole' Dalvik? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericdabbs Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Are you using ART or good ole' Dalvik? Unfortunately I have the LG G2 and we are still stuck on Android 4.2.2 so I don't have the option for ART anyways. I'll be curious to see if LG will include the ART option in the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the G2 at some point in the future. I would love to test it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnout8488 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Used to be at 30% when I left work, or lower, running Dalvik. Switched to ART yesterday - I'm about to go to bed now and it hasn't died yet. Would have been long gone by now on Dalvik. Huge real world difference for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z250kid Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Except you cant use sd cards. Google sees them as a security risk. Kinda sad if i say so that was another up android had over apple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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