Google confirms that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are 64-bit only
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Anonymous, 31 Oct 2022Examples of 32-bit only apps you may want to run? Instander... moreAFAIK the next Instander 17 will be arm64-v8a only.
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- 03 Nov 2022
PhoneFreak45, 03 Nov 2022Company: Makes a technical change that can provide 25%!!! b... moreYou're so dumb. 64-bit apps can be up to 25% faster, but that's not a reason to drop 32-bit app support. If you want to get better performance, who prevents you from using 64-bit apps that are faster than the 32-bit versions? 32-bit app support is for compatibility. Having 32-bit app support doesn't mean that you can't use 64-bit apps. Also, in reality, as I said, almost all 64-bit and 32-bit apps have comparable performance. Finally, if you believe that dropping 32-bit app support will magically makes 64-bit apps up to 25% faster, you are extremely stupid. Dropping 32-bit app support doesn't have any effect on existing 64-bit apps.
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- 03 Nov 2022
Anonymous, 31 Oct 2022"64-bit-only device configurations halve the CTS testi... moreCompany: Makes a technical change that can provide 25%!!! better performance, and free up a significant amount of RAM, especially on budget devices.
Anonymous: Must be for the money!
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- 01 Nov 2022
Arkayon, 01 Nov 2022Can emulators run in 64 bit only phones?You need to check if they have 64-bit builds. Keep in mind that 64-bit emulators can only use 64-bit plug-ins.
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Can emulators run in 64 bit only phones?
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- 31 Oct 2022
Anonym, 31 Oct 2022Can you give me an example of a 32bit-only app you'd w... moreExamples of 32-bit only apps you may want to run? Instander, Flappy Bird, Cut the Rope, and other old games/apps.
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- 31 Oct 2022
kek, 31 Oct 2022You probably dont even know what's 32 bits, and are pr... more"64-bit-only device configurations halve the CTS testing time."
This. It's a cost-saving measure. Google just wants to maximize the profit because its phones aren't popular.
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- 31 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 29 Oct 202232-bit should not even be a thing in 2022....You probably dont even know what's 32 bits, and are probably just parroting garbage Apple forces upon their users.
See, nowadays on Android, an app is released with support for both (32/64 bits), so it makes no difference for anyone. You wont notice any performance issue at all.
Now, the real question here, why is Google doing this move now? They are usually not the first one to jump on certain bandwagons, so makes you wonder whats up here.
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- 31 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 31 Oct 2022You're ignorant and gullible. It's true that 64-b... moreCan you give me an example of a 32bit-only app you'd want to run on a modern phone? I can think of none, but please, do enlighten us.
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- 31 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 31 Oct 2022You didn't read the article? Speed, free ram, security... moreYou're ignorant and gullible. It's true that 64-bit apps can access more hardware resources, but it doesn't necessarily translate to better performance. Almost all 64-bit and 32-bit apps have comparable performance. Up to 25% faster is misleading. There may be some exceptional cases that it's faster, but in most cases the performance is pretty much the same. You can check benchmark results. 150 MB of RAM isn't worth removing a feature. Who're you to say that there is no need for 32-bit app support? What are you going to do when you want to run 32-bit apps on a Pixel 7? Google does this because Google is a small company as a phone manufacturer and it wants to cut costs.
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- 31 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 30 Oct 2022It's more convenient to use your new phone to run both... moreYou didn't read the article? Speed, free ram, security... Etc no need for 32bit bro, it should have been removed from support 5 years ago
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- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 30 Oct 2022It's an "OLD APP" because its old. You can a... moreIt's more convenient to use your new phone to run both old and new apps. There is no practical benefits in removing 32-bit app support for users. Windows 11 supports 32-bit applications.
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- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 30 Oct 2022In about 30 years we will be moving to 128bit CPUs for data... moreYou seems to confuse OS and apps. 32-bit apps can access up to 4 GB of memory directly. That's by no means pointless. Most apps don't use that much memory.
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- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2022What about old apps?It's an "OLD APP" because its old. You can always just use an OLD PHONE to run your OLD APPS. No one is stopping you from doing that. You can look at the past but you always move towards the future.
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- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 30 Oct 2022Good decision They are doing what microsoft could never do... moreUnlike Apple nearly every mid sized and greater business in most of the world relies on that "legacy junk." By not abandoning it's customers it demonstrates stability which also has some disadvantages.
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- 30 Oct 2022
System Shock, 29 Oct 2022Agree , we should have been 128-bit now, shameful that we a... moreWhat are the benefits 128-bit apps bring and who is making 128 bit processors? That's a huge chunk of data to be throwing around. Or are you being sarcastic?
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- 30 Oct 2022
Hugo, 30 Oct 2022Most people in the comments acting smart probably don'... moreYou won't know who will be affected, that's the problem.
It's not "will not affect for many", but "for many, it will not affect for many".
I agree on your example of "Its not like amoled vs lcd", because you will know it by looking and know which you need. But you can't know for sure until you tried 64 bit only phone.
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- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 29 Oct 202232-bit should not even be a thing in 2022....Yeah, we all should be using quantum processors.
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- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2022Apple got the 5s with 64 bit processor last 2013 and on Feb... moreI think you misunderstood the article. Probably in a hurry "wanting to be the first" to post reply.