Google's developer emulator is ready for 64-bit apps

There's a lot to look forward to in Android's next major update, but hardware nerds are focusing in one one key feature: official support for 64-bit mobile chips. It's the mobile OS' inevitable future, and chip-makers have been preparing for it for quite awhile. Now app developers can jump in, too: Google announced today that a x86 64-bit Android L developer preview emulator image is available for developers that want to take their apps to the next generation. Not every dev will need to rebuild, however -- apps built in Java will automatically benefit from the 64-bit release's increased accessibility to memory and registers. Choose another language? Well, you'll need to recompile: head over to the source to start testing your apps in 64-bit.

Source: Android, Google+

Tags: 64-bit, 64bit, android, android L, androidl, google

Google Android L

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• Type Mobile / embedded OS


• Source model Open


• Architecture 64-bit


• Announced 2014-06-25

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• Ease of use 10


• Speed 8


• Configurability 10


• Ecosystem (apps, drivers, etc.) 10


• Openness 8

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