In December 2017, shortly after Apple removed all 32-bit applications available on the App Store, Google announced its roadmap for applications available on the Play Store to be designed solely in 64-bit. Google had gotten tired of seeing how after launching Android Lollipop, the developers followed a different path.
Since August 1 of last year, all the new applications and their updates that want to be available in the Play Store must offer a 64-bit version in addition to the 32-bit version. As of August 1, 2021, 64-bit devices will no longer be able to download 32-bit applications.
This is all very good, but At home blacksmith, wooden knife. Chrome for Android, the most used browser in the world with a market share of around 70%, It is available in the Play Store only in its 32-bit version. Fortunately, that will change in the coming months with the release of Chrome 85.
The next versions of Chrome that Google is working on, Chorme 85 and 86 will be 64-bit, which will allow take better advantage of processor performance in addition to being much faster.
This version will be installed automatically on devices that are managed by Android 10 or higher. As of today, the market share of Android 10 is close to 10% but without reaching it, so the number of devices that will be able to enjoy this new version will be very limited.
Presumably, as the months go by, the rest of the devices that are not managed by Android 10 also have the option to install this versionSince all mobile device processors that have been released in the last 5 years, enjoy a 64-bit architecture.
