#Google chrome boxes under search bar apk#

In ChromeвЂ™s case, the small amount of code needed in the renderer and GPU processes can be kept in the base module, and the browser code and other expensive features can be split into feature modules to be loaded when needed. This is exactly what we want to allow our processes to use less resources! The ClassLoader illustrated above now looks like this:

#Google chrome boxes under search bar apk#

If this is set to вЂњtrueвЂќ, each installed split APK will not be loaded during start-up, and instead must be loaded explicitly. Isolated Splits to the RescueA few days of spelunking in the Android source code led us to the android:isolatedSplits attribute. Ideally we'd be able to have all of our standard modules installed ahead of time, but loaded only when they're actually needed.

However, for more commonly used features, having to download a feature at runtime can introduce user friction - for example, additional latency or challenges if mobile data is unavailable. For example, if an app has a large feature that is needed only for a subset of users, the app could avoid installing it entirely for users who don't need it. Having a small minimum set of installed modules that are all immediately loaded at startup is beneficial in some situations. For an app with a base module and three feature modules вЂњaвЂќ, вЂњbвЂќ, and вЂњcвЂќ, this gives us an Android Context with a ClassLoader that looks something like this: By default, all installed feature modules are loaded on startup. However, this is not how Android loads feature modules. Now, it seems like we have exactly what we want: a feature module could be created for the browser process code, which could be loaded when needed. Feature modules allow splitting code, resources, and assets into distinct APKs installed alongside the base APK, either on-demand or during app install. We can get close to this by using Android App Bundles and splitting code into feature modules. Bundles and Feature ModulesIdeally, we would load the smallest chunk of Java necessary for a process to run.