TL;DR
- Android 16 introduces “seamless app updates” to make installing app updates faster and less disruptive.
- This feature significantly reduces the time an app is frozen during an update, cutting it from seconds to milliseconds.
- The improvement is achieved by running optimization scripts earlier in the installation process, reducing app downtime.
It’s honestly pretty annoying when you have to update an app and after it’s done downloading, you just sit there for like 10 seconds while nothing happens (at least nothing you can see)
Never ever had that happen to me on my phone, but I bet waiting ten seconds for anything is the worst, right?
I just said it’s annoying and making that waiting time shorter is a good change
It is kinda annoying when you’re in a rush and need something right there on the spot, but it says it has to update before you can use it, and then you’re there for what feels like an eternity.
Downloading software isn’t the same thing as installing it.
I know, what’s your point?
The app has to be installed after downloading…
Yes, I know but why are you telling me that?
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Because you said this:
That “10 seconds while nothing happens” is the app being installed. That’s it.
I understand now that you may have just been expressing frustration, but text doesn’t convey sarcasm or hyperbole the same way as actual speech. I would suggest amending your comment to reflect the use of hyperbole. Don’t be an idiot by pretending other people are dumb for misinterpreting.
I wasn’t using hyperbole and I specifically added this at the end:
I know that it’s installing but as a user, I don’t really see anything happen or any indication of the progress. I just have to wait for some amount of time without any idea of how long I will have to wait. That makes it feel so long.
And don’t call me an idiot for doing something I never did. I don’t even know what you misinterpreted. This whole post is about how the time it takes to install an app was reduced and I shared my own experience to show why I think that’s a very good change. In response, you told me that an app has to be installed after downloading it. I never said that that wasn’t the case, so I didn’t understand what point you were trying to make, which is why I asked you.