Advanced Android users will now be able to open more tabs and browse Chrome even faster, as Google is launching a 64-bit version of its browser for compatible smartphones.
While the first 64-bit version of Android was launched six years ago, the search giant only started testing a 64-bit version of Chrome for Android in July last year.
Now, however, Android users whose devices have been upgraded 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
Since Google has started to release the 64-bit version of Chrome for users whose smartphones meet their requirements, some Android users may actually already be using the updated version of their browser.
You can check if your browser has already been updated by opening Chrome and typing “chrome: // version” in the browser’s address bar. This will bring a wide variety of information, including the build you are running, which version of Android you are using and your device data. However, you can easily find out if Chrome 64-bit is running, as the information will be displayed at the top of the list after the version number.
When using the 64-bit version of Chrome, you are likely to experience some performance improvements as a result of better RAM management.
Going forward, Google plans to only allow developers to upload 64-bit apps to the Google Play Store starting in August of this year and next year, Arm’s latest processors will only support 64-bit apps.
Via MSPoweruser