Published Apr 29, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional elements of Android apps and smartphones such as performance, and I’ve been working in the tech industry in some way or another since 2017. In my spare time, you’ll probably find me playing Counter-Strike or VALORANT, and you can reach out to me at  adam@xda-developers.com , on Twitter as @AdamConwayIE , on Instagram as adamc.99 , or u/AdamConwayIE on Reddit. Sign in to your XDA account If you've been following Valve's software updates over the last year, you might have noticed something: most of the improvements aren't about raw power or new features. Instead, they're all about increasing compatibility and improving hardware responsiveness.…