Google's Transition To 64-Bit Apps Begins in August, 32-Bit Support To End in 2021 (ndtv.com)

In a bid to deliver better software experience on devices powered by 64-bit processors in the coming years, Google aims to shift Android towards a 64-bit app ecosystem. From a report: The company has now shed more light on the transition and has announced that developers will have to submit a 64-bit version of their Android apps starting August this year. This move will eventually culminate in a universal implementation of the 64-bit app policy that will be enforced in 2021, after which, Google will no longer host 32-bit apps on the Play Store accessed on a device based on 64-bit hardware. Google announced the move towards 64-bit apps in 2017, claiming that apps with 64-bit code offer significantly better performance. However, the search giant did not provide any details regarding the exceptions to the new rule or when the Play Store will cease to serve 32-bit apps. Google has now revealed that starting August 1 this year, developers must submit 64-bit versions of all new apps and app updates, alongside the old 32-bit versions prior to their publishing from the Play Store.

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Wither x32 ABI (not x86) :/

[Etcetera]

If there was ever a case for actual use of the x32 ABI, performance and memory restricted devices with 64bit processors in a controlled ecosystem would definitely be it.

Most people aren't going to be needing 64bits for memory on an Android device any time soon -- rather than letting it be pulled from the kernel, the why not push for performance and efficiency in the areas where it still actually counts?

Re:Wither x32 ABI (not x86) :/

[Desler]

64-bit for ARM has very little to do with memory in most cases. It's for the improved AArch64 instruction set.

Re:2038 is getting closer

[Merk42]

I wouldn't worry about it

We'll all be dead from catastrophic climate change by then.