Google rebuilt Android’s kernel using AutoFDO and real app data, boosting performance, speeding system calls, and improving app launches.

Google is bringing a new optimization method called AutoFDO to Android’s kernel, using real usage data from popular apps to make the operating system run faster and more efficiently.

The companies’ joint production shingle, 100 ZEROS, is partnering with the creators of ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘American Idol’ to produce bite-sized stories that will debut on the Google TV app.