[ericlc2]

Does it really make a difference for a non developer? I just want the best batter & performance possible, what's better about choosing either of these?

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[ngerber999]

ART is supposed to provide both better battery life and performance. Unfortunately it is still in beta and can cause instability. I tried it out on my Verizon G3 and had to switch back to Dalvik after it locked up to the point that I had to pull the battery. It was after the third battery pull that I switched back. Hopefully with Android L this will be stable.

Sent from my LG G3 smartphone.

[jneusch]

I have tried both on AT&T and seen no real difference.

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[Blazer]

My G3 also locked up a few times so I just switched back to Dalvik. Not positive ART was the problem because ART ran fine with no problem for about 10 days before the lockups... we'll see.

[bembol]

YMMV. I was lucky that ART on my S5 (Bell SM-G900W8) ran smooth, no problems except for stock apps like Polaris Office 5 not working. Not that I had Battery/Performance issues, I just switched out of curiosity and besides you won't really notice the difference anyway.

I'll stick with DALVIK on my G3.

[donm527#IM]

Personal experience is I enabled ART on my N4 and still running with no issues.

So first thing I did when I got my G3 was do factory reset out of box and set up phone, disable the AT&T bloat and enable ART. Phones been running without issue since. Lucky no battery pull/freezing issues or anything.

[ffejjj]

I noticed a nice improvement in battery life while on Art but I was freezing up on occasion so I'm back on dalvic

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[vahdyx]

On the Nexus 5 there was improvement but I read that the LG G3 has problems.

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[Duncan1982]

On the Nexus 5 there was improvement but I read that the LG G3 has problems.

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Not all seem to be encountering issues with Art. The only issue I have is that my G3 is rooted and I'm running Xposed, and that is not compatible hence why I'm using dalvic.

But before I rooted it seemed to run on Art OK without any problems.

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[vahdyx]

Not all seem to be encountering issues with Art. The only issue I have is that my G3 is rooted and I'm running Xposed, and that is not compatible hence why I'm using dalvic.

But before I rooted it seemed to run on Art OK without any problems.

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Yeah my nexus 5 was unrooted on Art when I had it. I don't like rooting anymore so I try not to. If it runs fine unrooted then I am completely fine running art on my stock LG G3

[Duncan1982]

Yeah my nexus 5 was unrooted on Art when I had it. I don't like rooting anymore so I try not to. If it runs fine unrooted then I am completely fine running art on my stock LG G3

Yeh rooting is becoming less of a must do, now with OEM's offering great customisation and launchers ect ect. But such as habits are hard to break I went ahead and rooted my G3.

Try switching to Art and see how it fairs, you can always switch back if it's causing problems.

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[PookiePrancer]

I see very little reason to root right now. Tried both Dalvik and ART and saw no difference whatsoever, so I'm sticking with what it shipped with: Dalvik.

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[Almeuit]

Dalvik is fine for use of the phone .

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[HULKchampion]

Dalvik is fine for use of the phone .

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I agree. Dalvik is working fine with our phones. Why bother using ART knowing it's still in Beta phase and complain/deal with the issues it has?

[ffejjj]

I agree. Dalvik is working fine with our phones. Why bother using ART knowing it's still in Beta phase and complain/deal with the issues it has?

The one nice thing about Art for me was battery life. Noticeable difference.

Just not worth it yet though

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[bembol]

Battery does improve even if it's just a little. Again depending on make & model. YMMV.

No complaints on my S5, nothing major and I just really wanted to try it so I'm not going to bother with it on my G3.




Pro S5

[frope01]

I had my phone for about a week before I switched to ART. Honestly I haven't noticed any difference positively or negatively so I'll just leave it on ART. I read a lot of Verizon G3 phones run poorly on ART. I'm on AT&T.

Sent from Frope's sweet G3.

[VW Maverick]

I am running on ART at this time.
The only problem I have is the casting the phone's screen using Chromecast. Everything else works great.
I will run on it for a few weeks to see how it does.

Of course, once Android L comes out, there will be ART for everyone.

Mav.

[ffejjj]

I am running on ART at this time.
The only problem I have is the casting the phone's screen using Chromecast. Everything else works great.
I will run on it for a few weeks to see how it does.

Of course, once Android L comes out, there will be ART for everyone.

Mav.

Yea it snuck up on me. Art caused random freezes bit dalvic is solid

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[Gator352]

Tried ART on my Sprint G3. Noticed no perceivable difference....even with the battery....so back on Dalvik.

[donm527#IM]

Random freezes and battery pull issues most likely some 3rd party apps causing a conflict under ART. By the time L comes out those developers will have to resolve them. Fortunately the only conflict I have is with casting.

Yea it snuck up on me. Art caused random freezes bit dalvic is solid

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[brewzer]

One of the first things I did was switch to ART when I got my G3. The main reason was for improved battery life. I haven't noticed any issues on my AT&T model after two weeks of using it

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[scotty729]

I have been using art on my sprint g3 and it seems to be running very well so far. Battery seems a little better nothing to brag about but seems a little better than it was on Dalvik. I also notice that it appears to be a touch more snappy going between apps and opening apps. But I will say that it seems to score very low on quadrant standard. Was scoring 23,586 on Dalvik and on art I score 13,500 don't know why that is if someone has a answer for that I would love to find out why.

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[Trademark616]

When I had my Nexus 5 with T-Mobile, ART worked just fine, some rumors say that Android L will have ART as a default, just what I've read.. I'm still a little iffy as if I sbould use ART with my G3 With Verizon, maybe I should just wait till Android L

[oldrtyfrog]

I was running ART (Sprint) for a few weeks, but I'm back to Dalvik after my phone starting freezing up.