Google Android Update: If your Android phone often runs slow or apps take longer to open, then now there is relief news for you. Tech giant Google is working on a new optimization technology to improve the speed and performance of Android smartphones.

The name of this new technology is Automatic Feedback Directed Optimization (AutoFDO). The company claims that through this, Android devices can become faster, smoother and more efficient in terms of battery.

What is AutoFDO Technology?

According to Google’s Android LLVM toolchain team, AutoFDO is a technology that helps optimize the smartphone system more intelligently. Its main objective is to launch apps faster, make the user experience smoother and improve the overall performance of the device. This technology works specifically on that part of the Android system which is called Android Kernel. This kernel works to coordinate between the phone’s hardware, processor and apps.

Small change in kernel, big benefit

According to Google, the Android kernel manages about 40 percent of the phone’s CPU time. Therefore, if even a little improvement is made in the kernel, a big change can be seen in the speed and performance of the entire smartphone.

The new technology is based on data from special tests conducted in the lab. During testing, profiling tools find out which parts of the kernel are used the most. These are called “hot code paths”. AutoFDO then uses this information to instruct the compiler how to organize the code so that the most frequently used parts run faster.

Now the boot time of the phone will be faster than before

Google’s initial internal testing of this technology has shown very positive results. According to the company, with the use of AutoFDO the boot time of the phone has become faster by about 2.1 percent. Apart from this, a 4.3 percent improvement has been seen in cold app launch time, which means that when you open an app for the first time, it can open faster than before.

User experience will be smoother

Boot time is the time it takes for a smartphone to turn on, load the operating system, and reach the home screen. Usually in mid-range Android phones this time is around 20 to 40 seconds. This new optimization technique from Google can help in making this process faster and better. If this technology is implemented on a large scale, then in the coming times Android phones can provide faster, smoother and smarter experience than before.