TL; DR
- Google TV will start hibernating apps that have not been used within 30 days.
- Android App Bundles for Google TV will reduce the size of apps by 25%.
- It will take less time for Google TV to wake up.
Back in February, Google announced that it was introducing some new updates to make it easier to find Google TV content. Google is now making some new optimizations that will help free up space and speed up performance.
On the Google TV community page, the company has revealed that it’s introducing some new updates. One of these updates involves storage, and the other focuses on performance.
According to the tech giant, a new feature called App Hibernation will appear on Google TV. The company says that app hibernation will “automatically force apps to hibernate when they have not been used for more than 30 days (on devices running Android S and later).” When an app is hibernated, it is put into a state where it is optimized for storage rather than performance.
This isn’t the only space-saving tactic coming to the platform. The blog also states that it will use Android app bundles to reduce the size of apps by 25%. This works by making available only the parts of the application that you need rather than everything.
In terms of performance, Google seems to have shortened the time it takes Google TV to wake up. The response time between pressing the TV and buttons on the remote control has also been improved. It has also shortened the amount of time it takes to load animations on reboot.
If you’re wondering when these improvements will come, Google says these features are already rolling out. And it looks like Google may have more improvements later this year.