How to get the Android L performance boost on your phone now (swap Dalvik to ART tutorial)

Android L introduces the new Material Design to the world, but the update to L is not just about the visual appeal - it’s also about improved performance. There are many optimizations that Google made under the hood, but the one with the hugest impact in the future is the change to a brand new runtime environment - ART.



Skipping the technicalities, let’s just say that the current runtime environment - Dalvik - only supports 32-bit apps, while the new one is fully 64-bit aware. While we are yet to witness the first Android phones with a 64-bit chip, good news is that you can use this new ...