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Does anybody know what it's doing when it's "optimizing" applications?
It is performing AOT compilation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahead-of-time_compilation The phone environment is not conducive to JIT'ing, unlike your typical desktop/laptop.
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This discussion isn't about parts, components, or any other pedantic segmentation of matter; it's about the consumer's ability to perform maintenance.
The need to preform maintenance during the useful life of an object is a defect . The ability to extend the life of an object through maintenance is useful. These statements are not in conflict. Early CPU's where built to be maintained, modern CPU's are not. That in no way makes modern CPU's worse. The Hubble cost more to maintain than it would have been to replace with something better. From a utilitarian standpoint…
I think there is enough of a luxury market for that to be a thing, and I am surprised we haven't seen it yet.
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> Cars also followed this pattern, come to think of it. I remember my dad complaining all through my youth about how the more modern that cars get, the less serviceable you are. That in new cars you need special computers just to tell them that yes, you did fix the problem and the car can stop complaining now. 10 years later ... man, if I have to even think about opening the bonnet and poking at something, I assume t…
This is absolutely not true of equipment with moving parts. It must either be maintained or treated as disposable. One of the hallmarks of commercial-grade equipment is its ease of maintenance and repair. You might not find it fun, but professionals who rely on that equipment for their livelihood understand the long-term TCO for well-maintained commercial-grade equipment vs. disposable consumer-grade equipment. Wheth…
I am not entirely sure if Android is the best mobile platform out there. Apple continues to innovate at an incredible pace on its hardware and software. It is untouchable as far as HCI is concerned, they just seem to get most of the UX right. Its amazing to see them make computers that work and behave like a charm. Pricing is unreasonable, TBH. And that's where Android eco-system has held an upper edge for too long n…
The dissonance… is strong with nerds who think the only thing that contributes to a product's price is it's raw spec sheet (where again, Apple is generally quite a bit ahead). Clearly, things are not equal and Apple's sales mean millions are giving them a thumbs up in regard to their pricing being reasonable.
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In 5.x -- because Moto/Verizon refuse to update my X to 6 -- the path to add a news number in my call list to my list of contacts is... several steps and non-obvious, via the route of the command to "edit number before calling". With each Android revision I've encountered, I feel more pissed off at it. Whoever's making these changes -- it feels like they are jerking me around for the sake of their own purposes -- whe…
In stock Android, just click the "face" placeholder left of the number in the call list, then the new contact button on the top right of the screen. Moto is close enough to stock for this path to be present.
Just one of the many small reasons why I ended up going back to iOS. To be fair, I could still happily use Android and the main reasons had nothing to with UI, but still, it contributed.
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You know, there are reviews - on the internet - for mechanics and dealer service departments. And really, anyone able bodied can change oil.
In college I changed my oil and filters. It was a pain getting under a car a few inches off the ground, disposal was tricky, and I had to spend time cleaning up nasty gunk. I also could only do it when the car had not been driven recently. The fundamental problem with changing your oil is that it involves oil. I saved $30, at the cost of an hour of my labor. As soon as I had a job, that equation didn't make sense.
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The biggest issue is the performance difference. It takes an entire second to syntax highlight a new file and large files are unusable. Almost all interactions have a noticeable delay, including typing. Scrolling is painfully slow. At least on OS X, it's by far the app with the largest energy impact. It's the only other thing that competes with Chrome. Besides that, it doesn't use native UI elements where it could. P…
Those are good points. What would you use instead?
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It is pre-compiling apps from java to native executables. This comes from the ART runtime which is the default in Lollipop and newer. Google for "android ART" I think this is a HUGE problem, and that somebody is going to die because they're unable to call 911 while the phone is "optimizing"
Shouldn't it be possible to do this as part of the build process, or even by the play store?