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Major feature confirmed for the next big Android release

Published Jun 23rd, 2014 1:05PM EDT
Android L Features: 64-bit Support

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After recent changes in Android Open Source Platform code recently revealed that Google’s next major Android update will replace the Dalvik runtime with ART, xda-developers has discovered new information about the next version of Android that might be announced at Google I/O this week. According to recent merges in the AOSP master branch, the latest version of Android will come with 64-bit support.

Following Apple, which introduced the 64-bit A7 processor last year, Android makers will also use 64-bit chips starting in 2014, with Google including support in future versions of Android for the new chips. Intel has already modified Android to support 64-bit chips.

This isn’t the first report indicating that Android will support 64-bit processors. An Android Police report detailing the next Nexus tablet, based on information received from a source familiar with the matter, has revealed that the Nexus 9 will sport a 64-bit CPU from NVIDIA, and will be released only in the last quarter of the year, likely alongside the next big Android release.

Chris Smith Senior Writer

Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.

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