- 64 -bit Google TV applications must offer softer and faster performance
- The developers told him to prepare for “next” Google TV/Android TV devices
- The objective date is August 2026
Google has asked application developers to prepare for the “next Google TV and Android 64 -bit TV devices” making sure that their TV applications are available as 64 -bit versions.
Developers have a lot of time to prepare: the new rules enter into force in August 2026.
Going from 32 bits to 64 bits is good news for Google TV and Android TV users with compatible hardware, because 64 -bit applications generally offer faster load times, less delay and better general performance.
And transmission fans can see that in action on an Apple TV 4K, because Apple began the transition of the 64 -bit application ten years ago and completed the change in 2019.
Does Google’s 64 -bit movement mean new hardware?
Yes, but not necessarily Google: although there has been some speculation that Google is working on a new 64 -bit TV transmitter for launch next year, operating systems are also used by third party products such as Nvidia Shield and several of the best televisions, including Sony Bravia 8 II. Google’s publication indicates that three versions of the Nvidia shield are capable of 64 bits.
While Apple eliminated the 32 -bit support in TVOs 13 in 2019, Google is not following its example. “We are not making any change in the 32 -bit support, and Google Play will continue to deliver applications to 32 -bit devices,” wrote Google TV products manager Fahad Durrani.
What Google is doing here is asking developers to proof of their applications in the future, and starting next August that means sending 32 -bit versions and 64 bits for maximum compatibility.
That means that existing Google TV and Android TV users do not need to worry about their applications to disappear or remain without updates in the predictable future, but depending on their device, it could mean that there is a performance impulse next year, or it could mean that your next device obtains the impulse.
