Since the Xperia Z2 now has lollipop, and as to my knowledge, ART is default for LP, are we running ART now? Or still on Dalvik? I just want to clear that up.
iArvee said:
Since the Xperia Z2 now has lollipop, and as to my knowledge, ART is default for LP, are we running ART now? Or still on Dalvik? I just want to clear that up.
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Default runtime for Lollipop is ART, so yes
The checker says dalvik... And i dont see much of an improvement in speed
I ran Quick System Info Pro to check this. It has many references to Dalvik so I'm also confused. I know the default Lollipop VM is ART, but have Sony done something to keep Dalvik?
There is no way for anyone to create a Lollipop version which runs on Dalvik. Where there is Lollipop there lies ART underneath.
However, as for the compatibility concerns, ART can fake itself like there is still a Dalvik VM around, thus allowing older apps to be able to run on Lollipop. When a software wants to recognise if a system is running on Dalvik, probably it requests info about Dalvik's existence (I'm not a software developers, just thinking outloud here) and this makes ART think that there is an old app depending on Dalvik and the device fakes Dalvik's existence..
So just to clear it all up, we're running ART now on LP?
no better battery,no better respond, so still running dalvik!!!cpu-z and ART checker say it too!!
Lollipop runs ART people. It entirely replaced dalvik in Lollipop.
Since none of you (apart from bdithug, Jackos and _delice_doluca_) have bothered to look into this, take a look at the post I'm going to refer you to. Look at the part infected_ underlined in his quote, that's why the apps think you're running dalvik.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59372603
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I tried ART and it makes our phone, feel like a new one, but xposed doesn't work at all(and I do love some modules of it).Is there a way to make dalvik run smoother(like ART does)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873670
Having a minor problem similar to the above thread - icons disappear from home screen after reboot for apps on sdcard.
I changed launchers from trebuchet and this seems to have remedied the problem for the time being for any other launcher so far.
The thread above suggests launcher change is only a temp remedy and unchecking fast boot android setting may help too.
But that setting is missing in cm11-0712 - anyone know if this setting still exists or where one may find it?
Thread above also suggests real issue requires an added flash of Convert2ext4 which is prob too complicated for me to understand at this point and so I wouldn't try it without more study - not even sure if this particular flash would play right with my current ROM.
Anyone else with this same problem?
Model: YP-G70
Android: 4.4.4 = CM11-20140712-UNOFFICIAL-venturi
Kernel: default = 3.0.101-G70UEK18 [email protected] #1
Full wipe and flash again that's all I can tell you
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troy5890 said:
Full wipe and flash again that's all I can tell you
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Just out of curiosity - if I full wipe (i think full wipe means in cwm to do factory/data wipe & cache wipe & format system & dalvik cache wipe) and then attempt to reflash the same rom cm11_0712 - would I have to restart from scratch meaning cm9 to cm10 to cm11_0712 or can I just push cm11_0712 directly? I am asking because I think cm11 already contains a kernel embedded so this might work directly?
Then of course I would have to restore my apps from TB which I'm still working on learning how to do. But am interested in poss increasing performance by turning on ART so I'd want to turn on ART first thing and then one by one restore my apps+data. Would this also work? Or is it not advisable to restore from backups with data from before ART was enabled?
Could I poss also restore some system data like launcher & live wallpaper data settings at this point without being too destructive?
I don't think you have to start over from CM 9, unless you're coming from q stock ROM, which you aren't. But yeah, just do a full wipe and reflash CM 11. As for ART, I wouldn't recommend using it until there is CM for Android L. Oh yeah, and restore your apps BEFORE you convert to ART if you haven't ever messed around with it before. Your device will automatically do the conversion from Dalvik to ART once you enable ART in Developer Options, then you will be able to mess around with it. Hope this helps
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Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 (Model YP-G70)
• Carbon ROM 4.4.4 by Meticulus Dev Team
• Daily Drivers Kernel
Yes, thanks. Perhaps ART is alittle too much to bite off for now and will wait. Since my other thread talks about FC's, I was thinking ART might help too but better instead to just direct re-flash cm11 fresh vs update flash (what I had been doing and redoing). Everyone's tips very helpful too.
Just a quick update - for other reasons, I reflashed cm11 fresh (full wipe) and restored apps from TB backups. The trebuchet home screen icons still disappeared for sdcard installed apps but also poor battery life returned too. Tried to mess with settings again to save more battery life but not so good battery & this compelled me to switch to carbon ROM fresh install as a new try out.
This now has launcher3 & home icons disappear too & the few battery saving settings get the battery life to pretty good. So going to stick around with carbon for a while for now - many more settings in carbon too if that appeals. As for the icons disappearing root cause still not sure exactly but at least carbon seems to support std fix also used with cm11 to change launchers to something else. Am using smart launcher instead and home icons don't disappear with it.
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Firstly - I have moto G with kitkat 4.4.4, so I tried switching runtime to android ART.
After the phone rebooted, it started saying - "Android is upgrading, optimizing app xx out of 177", while I didn't have so many apps installed.
Anyways, I reverted back to dalvik after using it for a couple of minutes. And now after reboot it says - "Android is upgrading, optimizing app xx out of 78".
Why the change??
Secondly - After using ART my remaining storage fell from 8.61 GB to 8.46 GB. I'm assuming it was because of the cache generated for the AOT compilation; like how there's dalvik cache for dalvik which you can clear from recovery, but I'm not sure.
Is my assumption right, if yes, how do I clear it?
I know it shouldn't be bothering me much, but I want my head cleared about this anyways.
Thank you
I dont know, bro, but i would also like to know if possible.
don't understand why i can't switch to art. i have developer options enabled and i can select to switch from davlik to art runtime, i choose to reboot for the settings to take effect.
well, i reboot and i'm always still in davlik. any idea what the problem could be i'm running android 4.4.4 gpe
****solved, well i guess the problem is xposed. ****, no way i'm getting rid of xposed to try art
One of the reasons to upgrade to KitKat was to use ART instead of Dalvik.
However, running rooted S227_ROW, I have enabled the developer options, select ART as runtime, phone reboots, but it's still in Dalvik mode.
Cannot seem to switch to ART, am I missing something here ?
Thanks!