Android fragmentation issues will end with ‘Project Svelte’ once and for all

News by:  Harrison Kaminsky 26th November 2013

Jelly Bean was Project Butter in Android 4.1, which had the goal to make Android’s system processes “buttery smooth”  by making the operating system faster, more reliable, and less error prone to crashes.

However, Project Butter didn't do much on the memory footprint reduction front for Android. So, with the goal to make the newest features and design elements of Android work on almost any device, Android introduced Project Svelte in Android4.4 KitKat.

And Four key elements of Project Svelte are as follows:

• Reduce the footprint of the system.

• Reduce the footprint (memory usage) of the apps that run on a Google Experience (Nexus) device.

• Fix how apps react and crash during bad memory situations.

• Provide better measurement and instrumentation of how apps are running in Android so developers can see how memory-conscious their apps are.

In the end, while users may not notice the difference right away, the Android team was able to successfully “cut the fat” from the OS without taking anything away in terms of functionality and user experience.

news Source: talkandroid.com