Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Titanium Backup Updated To Support Android Runtime (ART) In KitKat

For a lot of users, Titanium Backup is one of the first Android apps they install on a new device or ROM. So it's no surprise that a few of them were dismayed when they tried to do so on the Nexus 5 (or one of a growing number of updated Android 4.4 devices) with the fancy new Android Runtime enabled, and found that Titanium would crash. The developer has updated the app to 6.1.4.1 in short order, and it should now run in both ART and Dalvik.

If you haven't heard, ART is a new way for Android to run apps and cut down on compiler overhead, making them faster and more efficient. Unfortunately the process means that plenty of apps will need to be adjusted to be compatible with the new experimental runtime. For more information on ART and its benefits and drawbacks, check out our comprehensive introduction post.

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