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Questions tagged [art]

ART (Android RunTime) is an experimental Virtual Machine (VM) added in Android 4.4 (KitKat) as an alternative to the original Dalvik VM. Like Dalvik, it uses .dex files. Unlike Dalvik, it converts .dex files to .oat files on installation.

ART is the default VM in the upcoming Android L release.

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Running dex2oat on host computer

I have compiled dex2oat on linux-x86_64 for linux-x86. I can run it just like a normal application. The background is, I have a tool which can generate dex codes and I want to perform some basic checks that dex2oat does. So it is not important for…
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Is it possible to run jar files in an android application?

I am a begginer in android and I want to develop an application which show a list of jar files to user and user can choose one of them and run it. Is it possible to run a jar file in an android application? (not as a library) if yes, how does it…
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How Class Lookup happens in Android ART?

As per my understanding of AOT( Ahead of Time ) compilation in ART, dex files are converted into native codes at the time of installation. Does that mean that the dex files are never referred after the installation? If this is so, then why there is…
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Enabling ART on android

How much time it takes to enable android run time on Nexus 4.4.2 kitkat. I have near 90 apps installed. I start it and screen comes that displays optimizing 1 of 90 apps. After it got completed (all 90), screen with 4 colored circles revolving…
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Changed my LG L70 (MS323) runtime from Dalvik to ART and my phone's not working properly. Help?

I switched my LG L70 (MS323)'s runtime from Dalvik to ART, after it restarted and said "Android is upgrading..." and it optimized my 64 apps. After it finishes, I get an error message saying something like Unfortunately the system ui has stopped and…
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able to use the user-installed app even if we remove the app's odex file

I want to get the answers for the following queries: If I remove the app's odex file from the data/app/packagename/oat/arm64/base.odex , then does it mean that the app will run in the same way as it would have run in the Dalvik Virtual Machine (DVM)…
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