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AI’s memory crunch is coming for Android apps
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Google announced new memory-use limits for Android apps. The company cited hardware shortages driven partly by AI data center demand as the reason for the restrictions, which could affect lower-cost phones with limited memory capacity.
Original reporting: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/ais-memory-crunch-is-coming-for-android-apps/
