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Nicholas Sutrich

Android 16's Vulkan standard is great, but ADPF might be the real miracle

Playing Lineage W on a OnePlus 13 with a GameSir G8 Galileo controller.

After nearly a decade, Vulkan is finally becoming the graphics standard in Android when Android 16 debuts sometime after April. Google highlights it as one way to enhance graphics, while the Android Dynamic Performance Framework (ADPF) can dynamically scale graphics in a game when your phone gets hot. It's a two-pronged attack that aims to solve real-world issues with mobile gaming.

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