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The Android Lag Fix That Really Wasn't

Posted by Soulskill on from the hop-on-one-foot-for-better-connectivity dept.

jfruh writes "When Android was first introduced, it got much of its buzz in the open source community, and despite it being a mobile juggernaut backed by huge companies, it remains an open source project that anyone can submit code to. Thus, when a community patch that claimed to reduce the lag that still plagues the platform was created, it rocketed around various community code sites and was widely praised. The only problem: it didn't actually speed Android up."

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  1. You mean that the placebo effect still works? by toygeek · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is why "vortex" generators for carburetors are still sold http://www.vorteccyclone.com/ , Magnets for your fuel lines to "align the molecules" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_saving_device are still sold, and oddly shaped bicycle cranks http://z-torque.com/ are still sold. Its really no surprise that it happens in the software world too. Really, its been happening for a long time. Regcure, anyone?

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  2. Did you even read the thread you linked to? by buser · · Score: 5, Informative

    Apparently the OP didn't read the thread he alleges disproves the performance increase. There is actually a very lively discussion going on about it, and while there's a general agreement that it's not as simple as the /dev/random pool getting depleted, there is some evidence that it is related to locking in the UI (see comment 162).