Android 4.4 is not a version of the operating system that incorporates big news at a glance. However, this new version yes that is a significant improvement on Jelly Bean, particularly as related to smartphones and basic medium range. This is how Google has managed to optimize Android 4.4 KitKat such terminals.
And, life is very different when you travel with a Ferrari when you are traveling with a Vespino with a few dozen years. Not just be developing a new version of Android with reference to how this works in a flagship, that when you are testing a mobile version that low end. And precisely in the latter have focused to get Android 4.4 KitKat out faster than ever and it work the right way in mobile with low-level specifications. Was Dave Burke, engineering manager at Google Android, which explained how they worked to optimize the latest version.
Project
Butter was the beginning
all started with what was called Project Butter and came with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Consistency, that was what was said was missing from Android. With a menu that did not move at the correct speed, not fast to the orders that we gave to the smartphone answers. Actually, that was what differentiated Android iOS. With Butter Project focused on just that, getting the system to be much more fluid, much faster, much faster responses, and what they actually got. The biggest problem was that there was still a large number of terminals that did not have the new version and they would never be able to update. On the other hand, there was another big drawback. Users with smartphones with internal memory of only 4 GB or less, and 512 MB RAM memory or less, were malfunctioning, system slowdowns and constant errors.
SvelteProject, a new approach
Dave Burke explains
Svelte Project aims to continue what they started in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but focusing on another factor in getting the operating system was much lighter, did not require much memory to work. I mean, do you thin out, and hence the name, Project Svelte. Everything, yes, without incurring having to remove some of the functions for high-end devices from the company.
How did they do?
Burke continues to explain how they got them out Android 4.4 KitKat lighter. First, they took a Nexus 4 and instead of RAM 2 GB, made that will run with a RAM of 512 MB. Instead of having a quad-core processor, will be made only utilize two cores, and reduced the clock frequency of the processor. Finally, the resolution adapted, passing from high definition, QHD, ie 960 by 540 pixels. In the end, what is left to them is an entry-level smartphone. But the key was that much of the team used the smartphone as the main terminal. Literally say, “It was painful, it was very difficult to start using”
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However, this allowed them to obtain a correct what smartphone users are currently living with their terminal view. This showed them how important it was that Android 4.4 KitKat was novel in regard to the operation of the new version of the entry-level terminals. His job was to go from your smartphone be a very bad one that worked well, although its specs were not high level, and it seems that the results have been positive.
Among other things, it has reduced the memory usage of the system and the applications running on the Nexus (in this case do not mention other brands, it depends on the manufacturer). They also focused on improving how they responded and how applications stopped working at times of low system memory. They developed systems so that application developers may have more knowledge about how applications run and memory consumption for each of your applications. Among other things, if an application is eating a lot of memory, directly closes, preventing other terminal processes remain hampered because of a single application.
Undoubtedly, this is a very important improvement that although users of high-end smartphones may not perceive much, yes it will be very important for users with entry-level smartphones.
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