In recent months, Android 16 KB is adding support to the page size that will promote performance, and Google is now Introduction A support requirement for apps in Play Store.
Historically, Android is designed and optimized to run with “4 KB page size.”
In most of the CPUs, the Memory Management Units (MMU) translates addresses from a program using a physical space in a dedicated hardware memory. This translation is done on the basis of page-shaped. Every time a program requires more memory, the operating system needs to be involved and the “page table” entry, which assigns that piece of memory into a process. When the page size is 4 times larger, there is a 4 times less bookkeeping method. Therefore, the system can spend more time to ensure that your videos look great, play the game well, and the apps run smoothly, and the low-level operating system is less time to complete the paperwork.
As the devices OEMS add more RAM “to optimize the performance,” they will adopt these large pages sizes. Android 15 added system support- By refining the OS to the page-size to be unknown-“the size of this page has increased, ensuring that your app can run on these developed equipment and can benefit from the related performance benefits.” It is supported and available to test on Pixel 8 and Pixel 9 series. This results in performance in performance:
From November 1, 2025, Google Play would require that “updates for all new apps and exist” that target Android 15+, support the 16 KB page size.
Without recurring to support 16 KB pages, your app cannot function correctly on these devices when they become more widely available in future Android releases.
Google says that “adequate number of apps are already compatible, so your app can already work basically with this requirement.” The company expects minimal adjustment for other apps:
Developers can check the memory page size support in Play Console:
