Android power users will now be able to open more tabs and browse even faster in Chrome, as Google is now pushing a 64-bit version of its browser to supported smartphones.
While the first 64-bit version of Android was released six years ago, the search giant only started testing a 64-bit version of Chrome for Android in July last year.
But now, Android users whose devices have been updated to Android 10 and have at least 8 GB of RAM will be able to use the new 64-bit version of Chrome.
64-bit Chrome for Android
As Google launches the 64-bit version of Chrome to users whose smartphones meet its requirements, some Android users are actually already using the updated version of the browser.
You can check if your browser has already been updated by opening Chrome and typing “chrome: // version” into the browser’s address bar. This will yield a wealth of different information, including the build you are using, which Android version you are using, and your device data. However, you can easily see if you are using Chrome 64-bit, as the information will appear at the top of the list after the version number.
Using the 64-bit version of Chrome, you are likely to experience performance improvements due to better RAM management.
In the future, Google plans to allow developers to access 64-bit apps to the Google Play Store only from August this year and next year. Arm’s latest processors will only support 64-bit applications.
Via MSPoweruser