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You don't need to care about 16 KB memory pages, but it's still an important change. Here's why


It's probably going to make things faster but you should never notice.

Software can't stay backward compatible forever, and as the hardware it powers advances, things have to be adapted. According to Google, the move to 16 KB page sizes means faster app launches from 3% to 30%, improved battery usage, quicker camera startup time, and speedier system boot-ups. Feel free to ignore all the jargon and complicated stuff in the article, or just think of it as Google doing what needs to be done to keep Android relevant in 2025 and beyond.

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