[HOW-TO] Speed up Market 3.xx using WiFi

temasek · Oct 9, 2011

I'm presently using Market 3.1.5 and using wifi it is really really slow. The issue lies with the DNS resolution time. The new market uses url like v11.lscache3.c.android.clients.google.com. The delay to resolve this url over wifi takes usually over 10 seconds. ( +/-). Apparently the new market over mobile network isn't affected by this.

Now how to speed up new market? Since it is a DNS resolution issue, I think Google should do something about it but in the mean time something a user CAN do to speed up the new market.

I use Set DNS to change my DNS servers to use OpenDNS (there are other choices like GoogleDNS, etc). Once set, the new market opens almost instantly.

Set DNS
https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.mytechie.setDNS&hl=en

Bye bye sluggish market.

Enjoy

Mungulz · Oct 9, 2011

Can confirm it works, went from 5-6 seconds before image load to about 1 seconds, thanks for this tip !

luka2858 · Oct 9, 2011

I realy works!

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temasek · Oct 9, 2011

Of cuz it works. I won't dare to post if ain't working good.

Kinda sick of the sluggish new market for some time now so tried several ways to speed it up.

This is the best for now, at least for me.

stevvie · Oct 9, 2011

My market already opens instantly as I have set open DNS in my router

That explains the longish wait when I'm around my mates.

temasek · Oct 9, 2011

stevvie said:
My market already opens instantly as I have set open DNS in my router
That explains the longish wait when I'm around my mates.

So now u set it on your phone and u don't have to worry about sluggish new market anywhere over wifi.

salisbury_steak · Oct 9, 2011

I had no idea that Market over 3G was faster. Thanks for the tip Temasek!

Treatcon · Oct 9, 2011

temasek said:
I'm presently using Market 3.1.5 and using wifi it is really really slow. The issue lies with the DNS resolution time. The new market uses url like v11.lscache3.c.android.clients.google.com. The delay to resolve this url over wifi takes usually over 10 seconds. ( +/-). Apparently the new market over mobile network isn't affected by this.

Now how to speed up new market? Since it is a DNS resolution issue, I think Google should do something about it but in the mean time something a user CAN do to speed up the new market.

I use Set DNS to change my DNS servers to use OpenDNS (there are other choices like GoogleDNS, etc). Once set, the new market opens almost instantly.

Set DNS
https://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.mytechie.setDNS&hl=en

Bye bye sluggish market.

Enjoy

AWESOME, thanks!!

temasek · Oct 9, 2011

salisbury_steak said:
I had no idea that Market over 3G was faster. Thanks for the tip Temasek!

That's a 'bug' due to DNS resolution delay (I cannot confirm but that's my bet). Wifi usually should be faster.

75markus · Oct 9, 2011

fine tip, thx !

Fulwood Sedge · Oct 9, 2011

Holy cow, that's amazing thank you so much!!!
Never really noticed that the Market takes soo long to load until reading your thread.
And then I never thought the improvement would be that good either!
Thank you!!!

Marsou77 · Oct 9, 2011

Works perfectly ! Thank you for the tip !

imfloflo · Oct 9, 2011

Works well for me with Google DNS thanks @temasek like always

kfallz · Oct 9, 2011

Oh wow, that made all the difference. Was getting really pissed of at how slow the new market was... now it's instant haha ^^ Good stuff!

Soulj4h · Oct 9, 2011

Kind of off topic but I like opendns better than google's dns servers

temasek · Oct 9, 2011

Soulj4h said:
Kind of off topic but I like opendns better than google's dns servers

That's one reason I chose OpenDNS instead

Soulj4h · Oct 9, 2011

Well, part of the reason is because of parental filters. For example, blocking porn.

TrymHansen · Oct 9, 2011

temasek said:
Of cuz it works. I won't dare to post if ain't working good.

Kinda sick of the sluggish new market for some time now so tried several ways to speed it up.

This is the best for now, at least for me.

I'm confused. Are you saying that the market does not use the dhcp-supplied dns-servers?

If that's the case why would changing the dns have any effect, it the market doesn't use the system's dns anyway?

This is not to cast doubt on the solution, just curious to how this is supposed to work. I get no tangible improvement in market startup-speed. Maybe I'm not suffering from the startup-delay anyway, 10 seconds as some have mentioned seems like a lot, mine starts in 4-5 seconds (admittedly too long) after a force-stop and cache-clean.

My phone/market seems to use the dhcp-dns, which of course is my local router, which again forwards to my favourite dns.

temasek · Oct 9, 2011

TrymHansen said:
I'm confused. Are you saying that the market does not use the dhcp-supplied dns-servers?

If that's the case why would changing the dns have any effect, it the market doesn't use the system's dns anyway?

This is not to cast doubt on the solution, just curious to how this is supposed to work. I get no tangible improvement in market startup-speed. Maybe I'm not suffering from the startup-delay anyway, 10 seconds as some have mentioned seems like a lot, mine starts in 4-5 seconds (admittedly too long) after a force-stop and cache-clean.

My phone/market seems to use the dhcp-dns, which of course is my local router, which again forwards to my favourite dns.

If your router already has your favourite dns in place then there wouldn't be sluggishness in market. But when u surf elsewhere with wifi and probably u will get sluggish market.

If u don't have any sluggish market then no need for this method.

Btw try phishing the market route. See what u get.

mrrocker · Oct 9, 2011

Thanks a bunch! No need to freeze the market updater anymore

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