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[Due for payment 2026-03-13] [Due for payment soon?] Enable 16KB memory page size on Android #63871

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[Due for payment 2026-03-13] [Due for payment soon?] Enable 16KB memory page size on Android#63871
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@roryabraham
roryabraham
opened on Jun 10, 2025

Proposal: Enable 16KB memory page size on Android ⚡

Background

There was a blog post by the Android team recently which announces that Android apps will need to support 16KB memory page sizes by November 1st, 2025. Enabling 16KB memory page sizes brings significant performance improvements, e.g. faster app launches, battery usage, camera starts, ...
More Details: Blog Post & Documentation & RN 0.77 opt-in

Problem

The Expensify Android app can be quite slow and poorly performing, especially on low-end devices. To improve performance of Android apps in general, Google announced the steps mentioned above. This is a hard requirement by on Android soon, so this needs to be tackled at some point.

Solution

Enable 16KB memory page size now, to unlock the mentioned performance gains and to be prepared early for the deadline of November 1st, 2025.

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  4. roryabraham commented on Jun 24, 2025

    @roryabraham
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    Thanks for opening that PR @chrispader. Requested some changes (mostly just a fleshed-out PR description)

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  6. mountiny
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  7. mountiny
    moved this to CRITICAL in [#whatsnext] #qualityon Jun 30, 2025
  8. roryabraham
    closed this as completedon Jul 1, 2025
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    moved this from CRITICAL to Done in [#whatsnext] #qualityon Jul 1, 2025

  10. chrispader commented on Jul 1, 2025

    @chrispader
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    on Jul 1, 2025
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    hey @roryabraham thanks for merging some of the PRs, but this issue isn't done yet. Could you please re-open?

    Last remaining PR is the one in Expensify/App with all the patches for third-party libraries.

  11. roryabraham
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  16. melvin-bot commented on Mar 6, 2026

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    The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 9.3.31-12 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

    If no regressions arise, payment will be issued on 2026-03-13. 🎊

    For reference, here are some details about the assignees on this issue:

  17. melvin-bot commented on Mar 13, 2026

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    BugZero Checklist (@mallenexpensify)

    • (if NewFeature) I have created a PR for any necessary HelpDot updates, or I confirmed no updates are necessary.
    • I have verified the correct assignees and roles are listed above and updated the necessary manual offers
    • I have verified that there are no duplicate or incorrect contracts on Upwork for this job (https://www.upwork.com/ab/applicants/1952723862169493881/hired)
    • I have verified the PR was not reverted
    • I have applied any discounts due to bugs/regressions introduced by this PR
    • I have paid out the Upwork contracts or cancelled the ones that are incorrect
    • I have verified the payment summary above is correct

  18. mountiny commented on Mar 15, 2026

    @mountiny
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    For this issue, I guess we have everything in place now and we can close, right @LukasMod @VickyStash ?

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  20. LukasMod commented on Mar 16, 2026

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    Yup, check is already in place and its working
    example: https://github.com/Expensify/App/actions/runs/23071973514/job/67024350682
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  21. mountiny commented on Mar 16, 2026

    @mountiny
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    on Mar 16, 2026
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    thank you

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  25. jayeshmangwani commented on Mar 17, 2026

    @jayeshmangwani
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    on Mar 17, 2026
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    @mallenexpensify, this issue is closed, but could we please add a payment summary for reviewed PRs?

  26. mountiny
    reopened this on Mar 17, 2026

  27. stephanieelliott commented on Mar 18, 2026

    @stephanieelliott
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    on Mar 18, 2026
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    Payment Summary

  28. stephanieelliott
    closed this as completedon Mar 18, 2026

  29. trjExpensify commented on Mar 20, 2026

    @trjExpensify
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    on Mar 20, 2026
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    approved $250 for @jayeshmangwani

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