Google is forcing Android apps to use less RAM. 📱

Starting February 2027, Android apps will have to follow stricter memory usage rules.

Benefits:
→ Better multitasking
→ Fewer apps reloading
→ Smoother performance
→ Fewer slowdowns and crashes
→ Better experience on phones with less RAM

Google wants developers to make apps lighter, more efficient and better at managing RAM.

Restrictions:
- Apps must better manage temporary RAM usage
- Memory should be freed when apps move to the background
- Developers need to reduce excessive image/bitmap memory usage
- Unnecessary app code must be removed
- Apps will have to shrink their code by at least 25% using tools like R8

If an app crosses the allowed memory limits, Android can slow it down or force it to close to prevent the phone from becoming slow or crashing.

When apps use less RAM, more memory remains available for the rest of the phone.

The global memory shortage is getting worse as AI data centers consume huge amounts of memory.

"Look up" app for Googlebooks. Can be installed on any device running Android 17

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.desktop.contextualtools

Highlight a concept you want to explore, a new word, a trip destination, and more. Then, Look up will use publicly available information from the relevant Google service (e.g. Search, Maps, Flights) to provide the best response in a helpful format.

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