Android 16 is introducing a useful new feature that makes app updates much quicker and easier for everyone. The new feature, Seamless App Updates, helps reduce the time an app is frozen during an update. This means your apps will update faster and with almost no interruption to your phone use.

Normally, when you update an app, Android briefly freezes it so it doesn’t crash while files are being replaced. For large or system apps, this freezing time could last a few seconds, which makes the app unusable for a short while.

But with Android 16, this time has been reduced from seconds to just a few milliseconds. It means that you’ll barely notice it happening during app updates.

This improvement comes from a smart change in how Android processes app updates. The system runs scripts called dexopt and dex2oat, which prepare an app’s code to make it run faster. In older versions, these tasks were done while the app was frozen, causing delays.

Android 16 now performs these optimizations earlier in the update process, so when the app is swapped with the new version. And the freezing happens for only a split second.

This update doesn’t just make things faster, as it also makes the whole experience smoother. It’s especially helpful for larger apps or for users who install several updates at once through the Play Store.

Although Google hasn’t shared every technical detail, the results are clear as apps now update almost instantly. Seamless app updates may seem like a small change, but it’s a big improvement in everyday use, saving time and making Android 16 feel faster and more reliable overall.

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