Is Android garbage collector pausing other apps while running?

Question

I\'ve found some information about the Android garbage collector that are contradictions to me.

Android Devevelopers Guide says:

Android 3.0 is th

Answer 1

It wouldn't pause other apps, it may pause your app. A mark and sweep doesn't have to stop all processing, its just the easiest way of doing it. It probably has some points where it pauses execution and other where it doesn't. THe only real way to tell would be to look at the Dalvik VM code. And I wouldn't count on it being the same answer in all versions of Android.