Google Chrome is finally switching to 64-bit on Android soon

While there are some things in the tech industry that don’t excite as much as others, they are really useful in the long term for better performance of a smartphone. Same goes for apps inside the Android world that have not yet adapted to a technology that is widely used and might have some difficulties going forward.

At the moment, we know that Google Chrome for Android is still on the 32-bit platform but people are waiting for it to switch to 64-bit from a long time too. It looks like the time has finally come because Android Police has dug inside Google Chrome to find out that it is switching to 64-bit on Android soon.

This is also because Google Chrome Dev and Canary versions have already switched to 64-bit versions meaning that next up in line is Chrome Beta which is a stable version compared to Dev or Canary while Canary is the least stable. On the other hand, the regular Google Chrome will switch to 64-bit only a month or more after Chrome Beta gets it so the wait will be longer.

But this will be great for anyone who has a 64-bit device because Chrome will now support it natively rather than running 32-bit Chrome even on phones that support 64-bit apps. The reason why 64-bit is important is that a 64-bit CPU “can process a larger set of data when compared to a 32-bit processor, while also being faster and more responsive” as per AA’s report.

At the moment, Chrome’s Canary and Dev versions running on 64-bit only support devices running Android 10 and forward meaning that 64-bit Chrome is unlikely to run on Android 9 later on too. Having said that, Google has made a rule that each and every app on the Play Store “must be updated to 64-bit by August 1, 2021” meaning that 64-bit Chrome for everyone might come next year. It is also reported that the plan is for “Chrome 85 to go stable in August” which comes with a 64-bit version so we might not have to wait long before getting to use the same.

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