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.
      • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 hours ago

        Yes, I know but why are you telling me that?

        ???

        Because you said this:

        sit there for like 10 seconds while nothing happens

        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.

        • Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de
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          10 hours ago

          I wasn’t using hyperbole and I specifically added this at the end:

          (at least nothing you can see)

          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.