Abstract: A device is described that broadcasts an indication that the device is initiating an update cycle of application(s) executing at the device. The device communicates, with a remote device that received the indication, information about available resources of the computing device and/or resource needs of the device. The device negotiates a transfer, with the remote device, of at least some of the available resources of the device to the remote device to satisfy resource needs of the remote device and/or at least some available resources of the remote device to the device to satisfy the resource needs of the device. The device establishes a communication channel, with the remote device, for implementing the transfer, and responsive to implementing the transfer over the communication channel, the device completes execution of the update cycle of the application(s) executing at the computing device.