Android's upcoming Hibernation feature will reduce the size of apps you are not using

18 January 2021
It's not fully implemented yet, but it could be featured in the upcoming Android 12 Developer Preview release.

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  • Anonymous
  • gq3
  • 19 Jan 2021

[deleted post]Totally!!

    AnonD-804996, 18 Jan 2021It'll be great for everyone who will just run out of u... moreLower end models work just fine in 2021.

    https://youtu.be/4BM-2JINpcY

    Unlike iPhone, Android phones aren't slowed down purposely with updates.

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      • Hw
      • y{j
      • 19 Jan 2021

      android always step a head from iOS, but actually lag a few years related to this feature

        someone123, 18 Jan 2021iOS does not install (or uninstalls?) app you haven't ... moreNo, it actually means it's uninstalled but the user data is still in the device. It's a good approach if you don't wanna lose your progress in a game that rarely uses anymore.

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          • SamBoy
          • i84
          • 18 Jan 2021

          To be honest I want a system level option to clear the cache, the apps on the play store don't work anymore with the way the android is now. So it's boring to manually delete the cache from the settings and also from the recovery mode.
          Also the raw size of the apps had increased a lot lately, I hope they use a good compression algorithm that favors compression effectiveness instead of decompression speed, or at least give us the option to choose which one(personally I like zstd, it has both good compression and decompression speed)!
          I make basic android apps for uni and I noticed that whenever I make a lot of changes and build the app, it gets bigger and bigger fast, and I need to do clean project and rebuild to make it as small as it was, I guess the big companies do this because if not, this is can be considered negligence. I have also heard that the .aab format saves storage cause when you upload it on play store the platform can generate an apk with only the parts needed for your phone.
          Another thing that I would love to see is the ability to have multiple simultaneous downloads and if possible, installations as well like the Microsoft store on Windows 10.
          I don't know how the updating method works but even on my somewhat old high-end phone(Galaxy S7), it struggles when apps with big updates are being installed(The phone lags during the installation period).
          I think it has to do with the part that it's downloading the changed parts of the apps, in the past when you got an update and it was a whole redownload, I think it was faster and more lightweight.

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            • Anonymous
            • n5a
            • 18 Jan 2021

            abit of a weird feature with advantages and disadvantages
            but when you need that app its gonna be downloading and reloading everything
            caching is there for a reason that is why appa load much faster after first run

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              • Anonymous
              • Nja
              • 18 Jan 2021

              AnonD-834088, 18 Jan 2021Just uninstall the app you rarely use,it's not rocket ... moreWhy ? Instzllibg the app each time you wa't to use it isn't practical

                iOS does not install (or uninstalls?) app you haven't used in a while. They are marked with a cloud icon, and will be re-downloaded when you click on them. I'm assuming this is the same.

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                  • AnonD-834088
                  • Sp5
                  • 18 Jan 2021

                  Just uninstall the app you rarely use,it's not rocket science,😱

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 0p}
                    • 18 Jan 2021

                    Every one praise that future like is gone do much! All apps have maybe 3gb. Who cares about 500mb saved by this gimmick?! Useless things like a lot done by Google.

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                      • nTb
                      • 18 Jan 2021

                      On crap apps, Do you want to uninstall this never used apps will saving more battery?

                        "may be included in Android 12"?
                        LOL

                        Might as well just ignore it as no OEMs will be bothered by it.

                          Shady69, 18 Jan 2021why not reprogram android to not use so much ram, storage b... morebecause for them this is much easier than fully debugging the kernel, although that is what they should do, and for that they are supposed to launch Fushia OS

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vG0
                            • 18 Jan 2021

                            Shady69, 18 Jan 2021why not reprogram android to not use so much ram, storage b... moreThat will it be done with Fuchsia OS

                              why not reprogram android to not use so much ram, storage before something like this

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                                • Anonymous
                                • fjS
                                • 18 Jan 2021

                                It would be nice if Samsung’s BLOATWARE would also hibernate. But knowing Samsung that’s a big NO!

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                                  • AnonD-973296
                                  • GYi
                                  • 18 Jan 2021

                                  thats a cool feature

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                                    • AnonD-804996
                                    • puk
                                    • 18 Jan 2021

                                    It'll be great for everyone who will just run out of updates before they get this one. Particularly lower end models which would benefit the most from this...

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                                      • Pakistano1
                                      • upd
                                      • 18 Jan 2021

                                      Sad day for whoever cried for removing sd card on s21 series... Hahaha

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                                        • Sam K.
                                        • rJ%
                                        • 18 Jan 2021

                                        Or you can use Greenify app 😁