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Edge for Android: does Microsoft get to decide 32-bit/64-bit?
Quick question about Edge for Android: does Microsoft get to decide if the 64-bit version of Edge for Android gets pushed out via Google Play Store or is this all up to Google? I ask because, even th...
How to find if apk is 32-bit or 64-bit
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30348216/how-to-find-if-apk-is-32-bit-or-64-bit
The 64-bit requirement: what it means for developers
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2019/01/get-your-apps-ready-for-64-bit.html
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30348216/how-to-find-if-apk-is-32-bit-or-64-bit
The 64-bit requirement: what it means for developers
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2019/01/get-your-apps-ready-for-64-bit.html
- But I get Edge via the Google Play Store... When I go to edge://version or "About this app" in Edge's settings, it doesn't say anything about 32-bit or 64-bit
- I tried going to the developer area => process manager and still couldn't see running apps' architecture.
tried installing a couple of task manger apps too, still no luck.
fact is Google play automatically detects your CPU architecture and installs the correct version on your phone.
https://developer.android.com/google/play/publishing/multiple-apks
there is also a way to force install 64bit app if dealing when multi-apk app bundles
https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/develop/64-bit#test-64-bit-hardware
since 2019 August, Google play requires all apps to have a 64-bit version.
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/12/improving-app-security-and-performance.html
so if your device is 64bit, then Edge and other installed apps must be 64bit too.- but go to chrome://version in Chrome and see if it says 64-bit or 32-bit for you. For me, it says 32-bit
