Google outlines the Play Store’s 64-bit transition for all Android apps.
A year ago, Google gave Android app developers a heads-up about a new 64-bit requirement coming to the Google Play store in August 2019, and now it has outlined more details about its 64-bit transition.
As per the original announcement in December 2017, Google Play will continue to support 32-bit apps for now, but as of August 1,2019 all 32-bit apps must have a 64-bit version too. Google is requiring 64-bit apps to prepare for Android devices that only support 64-bit code.
Google today outlined a more detailed timeline for the 64-bit transition through to August 1,2021, including extensions for game developers that use Unity.
From August 1 this year, all new apps and app updates that include native code must have 64-bit versions as well as 32-bit versions when publishing to Google Play.
This ruling applies to apps written in C or C++ code or apps with links to third-party native libraries, for example. It does not apply to the many apps written in Java or Kotlin.
“If your app uses only code written in the Java programming language or Kotlin, including any libraries or SDKs, your app is already ready for 64-bit devices.
