[robertwt7]

Although this is very exciting. Surely performance is not the benefit here? It won’t perform better than android app built not on top of the virtualisation tdchnology?

[omeid2]

Android apps are already running on top of a Virtualisation Technology", both current ART (Android Runtime) and the previous one, Delvik, runtimes are virtual machines, process level virtual machines, but they do bytecode translation/JIT nonetheless.

If AVF allows running native code, it might actually be cheaper than the current arrangement.

[IAmLiterallyAB]

Android apps can already run native code, so there's no performance benefit.

Also, Java "virtual machines" and native virtual machines are two very different things, they shouldn't be equated.

[glacia01]

I'm not Android expert in any way, but VM have nothing to do with virtualization. I think you're confusing something.

[walteweiss]

What do you mean?

Literally, the title: ‘Virtual Machine as a core Android Primitive’ and the very first sentence: ‘The Android Virtualization Framework (AVF) will be available on upcoming select Android 14 devices.’

[fragmede]

what does VM stand for?

[ips1512]

Android apps performs better if built natively, Google might take some steps to enhance its performance.