Google’s huge developer event kicked off on Wednesday with a painfully long keynote presentation that was decidedly lackluster. Among the highlights, however, was “Android L.” Google gave the world its first look at the upcoming new Android build on Wednesday, and it was awesome. The new look of the interface, defined by Google’s new “material design,” is stunning. More importantly, Android L will bring with it some significant performance enhancements that will dramatically improve the Android experience. Of course, you don’t have to wait for Android L to enjoy those performance enhancements. There are plenty of optimizations that will contribute to the performance improvements that come alongside Android L, but the biggest change is Google’s move from the Dalvik runtime



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