Linaro has built a 64-bit version of Android 4.4 for developers to write and test applications for ARM-based mobile devices. Is a Google-authored version coming soon?

Google’s 64-bit compatible Android L is available for download as a developer preview, and mobile devices should be available by year-end after the final version of the OS is released.

Intel has completed work on a 64-bit version of Android OS for x86 smartphones, and the software will be ready to load on handsets with its upcoming Atom 64-bit chip code-named Merrifield.

For more information on the new Android Phoenix OS desktop operating system jump over to the official website for details and the Liliputing website for a full run down of its features and a ...

According to the latest report, Android 14 will make the AV1 codec support mandatory for all devices. Additionally, this version of Google OS requires some devices to support 64-bit-only apps.

While the chip is 64-bit, the Desire 510 doesn't actually run any 64-bit software—it runs Android 4.4, a 32-bit OS.

Why does 64 bit offer better security compared to 32 bit? I suspect you can run the code in isolated boxes that can't talk to the outside world other than sending messages to the OS.

It's that time in the world of Android – time to pull the plug on Android apps not prepared properly for the coming of 64-bit CPUs. It's not as if these newer, faster computing processors aren't ...