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Android Central
Technology
Jerry Hildenbrand

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

A stick of computer RAM.

Did you know that all Android apps will be required to support 16 KB pages in the future? Google says this change is necessary to make the system more efficient. While this information is interesting, the good news is that, as an Android user, you don't need to know or care about it at all.

Still, it's a significant change. Software can't stay backward compatible forever, and as the hardware it powers advances, things have to be adapted. A 16 KB page size means the system can spend more resources keeping everything smooth instead of writing table entries, and we all want things to run smoothly.

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