The Evolution of ART - Improving Android Runtime Performance

Explore the evolution of ART, the runtime powering the entire Android platform, in this 41-minute Google I/O 2016 conference talk. Discover strategies adopted to improve Android performance, minimize update times, and reduce disk usage. Learn about the new Hybrid JIT-AOT approach, profile-guided compilation, and advancements in compiler and application images. Gain insights into how these improvements serve the rapidly evolving mobile ecosystem, addressing challenges posed by monthly system updates and increasingly complex apps. Delve into topics such as battery optimization, memory management, life cycle improvements, profile collection and information utilization, compilation benefits, and the implementation of application images.