Your Android phone could soon feel faster without any new chip or hardware upgrade. Google has introduced a new optimization technique called AutoFDO, which squeezes more performance out of Android devices by improving how the operating system’s core code is compiled.
AutoFDO targets the core part of Android, the kernel, that sits between your apps and the phone’s hardware. It handles tasks like memory management, scheduling apps, and talking to hardware, which ends up consuming 40% of CPU time on Android devices.
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This is why optimizing the kernel can make the device run faster with smoother scrolling, quicker app launches, and faster response when you switch between apps.
So how exactly does AutoFDO make Android faster?
GoogleAutoFDO stands for Automatic Feedback Directed Optimization, and its job is to help Android’s compiler make smarter decisions. Normally, when software is
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