Original question by @monovergent@lemmy.ml
The storage and processing power of modern smartphones are touted to rival those of a typical laptop. Yet, my trash-picked testing system from over a decade ago with a bottom-of-the-barrel SATA SSD can still boot to the Linux desktop faster than all but one of my Android devices.
Understandably, this isn’t a huge priority since very few people are cold booting their phones every morning. But is it just plain unoptimized? How hard would it be to optimize? Do security features and checks bog it down? Is it that there’s many tiny files to load when booting? What gives?
I think we need better/standardized metrics to make any statement about Android being slow to boot.
From personal experience, it boots faster than any computer I own.
Then again, most apps on Android register for a bunch of receivers, many for “on boot” so do whatever they do for that broadcast. (Yet another reason I run rooted, to disable those receivers and keep rarely used apps hibernated).
My motorola takes longer than my pc from over 6 years ago that runs win10. It has this shitty lenovo thinkprotect logo that has to load after a long pulsing bullshit.
By how much? What is your start point?
My 2 year old Lenovo (business, not consumer) laptop takes the same time to boot as my ~4 year old phone. Though the difference is negligible.
This is what I’m talking about - we both have different experiences, and I’m sure neither of us is using a stopwatch or ensuring we’re measuring consistently every time.
Given how fast either one boots, I don’t really see the issue. Especially since phones don’t get rebooted constantly (though I reboot mine every 3-4 days because stuff I do makes it unstable). Previous phones ran for up to a month before needing a reboot.
Edit: Just did a test, 40 seconds to being logged in on my phone. Not exactly a problem.