Next-gen Android apps: Google says 64-bit push will boost performance

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Google has revealed plans to require Android apps in the Google Play Store be available as 64-bit software, as part of moves to improve the performance and security of Android apps.

The requirement will apply to new apps in the Play Store from August 2019, in a shift away from 32-bit software.

“For apps that use native libraries, 64-bit code typically offers significantly better performance, with additional registers and new instructions,” Google noted on its Android developer blog.

64-bit apps have been supported ever since Android 5.0 Lollipop in 2015, but developers weren’t required to create 64-bit versions of their native apps.

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