Smartphonetechie
For those who have android smartphone running Android KitKat 4.4 must try out the new ART feature. Though this feature is still in testing phase and is not completely integrated with the Android system but still it has all the potentials to do wonders for you in terms of enhancing the phone’s performance and battery life.
You can easily change to ART from Dalvik mode and notice a considerable amount of change in your phone’s performance. The overall system performance improve with an extra bit of added smoothness which you might not have experienced on your device before. You will get a feel of lag free android phone on this new runtime mode. Applications take few seconds less to load and close with ART enabled.
How to Enable ART on KitKat 4.4:
If you are willing to try ART on your KitKat running device then here are the steps.
- Go to developer options in settings.
- If you do not see developer options then go to “About” click on “build number” 7-9 times. This will enable developer options.
- Now go to developer options. Look for “Select Runtime” and choose ART.
Problems with ART on KitKkat 4.4:
As already mentioned ART is still not completely integrated with the Android system so you might some compatibility issues with few applications. Moreover, it is also noticed that system crashes a lot or some of the applications force closes. This is quite annoying but this problem has a solution.
How to Avoid System Crash Issue:
If you are already on ART mode and facing some serious system rash issue then you do not have to worry any more because we have a perfect solution for it. A number of people reported that they are facing system crash and force close issue so one of SmartphoneTechie expert suggested them to do a hard reset of the device and then switch to the ART mode. All those users who switched to it after a complete reset of the device reported that they did not face system crash issue any more. So, give it a try and we are sure you will get rid of the issue.
The Future of ART in Android:
In past we had numerous rumours suggesting that ART does not have any future in Android. Developers were testing this mode and it failed to impressed them so they have decided to stick with Dalvik. However, those were just rumours and now we have heard that ART is getting official in the next major Android update possibly in Android 5.0.
Anyways, try out this new runtime mode on your Android 4.4 device and let us know how it feels to run your smartphone on ART.
