{"id":513025,"date":"2022-11-20T18:24:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T15:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-optional-pixel-update-hints-at-the-future-of-android-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-11-20T18:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T15:24:06","slug":"this-optional-pixel-update-hints-at-the-future-of-android-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-optional-pixel-update-hints-at-the-future-of-android-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#This Optional Pixel Update Hints at the Future of Android \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28ab478ea71\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28ab478ea71\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-optional-pixel-update-hints-at-the-future-of-android-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CThis_Optional_Pixel_Update_Hints_at_the_Future_of_Android_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;This Optional Pixel Update Hints at the Future of Android \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThis_Optional_Pixel_Update_Hints_at_the_Future_of_Android_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;This Optional Pixel Update Hints at the Future of Android \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-header-area\"><strong class=\"before-article-tag blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"subheadingtext\">These beta builds are for developers. <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\" style=\"padding-top:15px;font-size:12px; \" data-nosnippet=\"data-nosnippet\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 8px;border-radius: 18px;\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/f7f36d4c.jpg?width=100&amp;height=100&amp;fit=crop&amp;trim=2,2,2,2\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><span class=\"author-meta-entry-wrap\">\n<link rel=\"prefetch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/f7f36d4c.jpg\"\/><span style=\"margin-left: 5px;\"><br \/>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1792\" viewbox=\"0 0 1792 1792\" style=\"fill: #2AA3EF;height: 12px;width: 12px;display: inline-block;position: relative;top: 2px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><path d=\"M1684 408q-67 98-162 167 1 14 1 42 0 130-38 259.5t-115.5 248.5-184.5 210.5-258 146-323 54.5q-271 0-496-145 35 4 78 4 225 0 401-138-105-2-188-64.5t-114-159.5q33 5 61 5 43 0 85-11-112-23-185.5-111.5t-73.5-205.5v-4q68 38 146 41-66-44-105-115t-39-154q0-88 44-163 121 149 294.5 238.5t371.5 99.5q-8-38-8-74 0-134 94.5-228.5t228.5-94.5q140 0 236 102 109-21 205-78-37 115-142 178 93-10 186-50z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"author-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@xguntherc\">@xguntherc<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<br \/><time style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#666;\" class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-11-20T10:24:06-05:00\">Nov 20, 2022, 10:24 am EST<\/time><br \/>\n| 1 min read<br \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cory Gunther\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. Reading Time\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\"\/><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta -->\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-104967\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/12\/f2225659.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"The back of the Google Pixel 6 Pro in-hand\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ Review Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In October, Google <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/android-developers.googleblog.com\/2022\/10\/64-bit-only-devices.html\">officially confirmed<\/a> that its new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro were the first Android phones to support only 64-bit <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s, which should offer several benefits. However, with the recent release of Android 13, those with a Pixel 4a or newer can try it too.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that these 64-bit updates for older devices are considered \u201cbeta builds,\u201d and Google only recommends developers use the software to test against apps and services. That said, anyone interested in going 64-bit on an older phone can now do so. A move that hints at the future of Android releases.<\/p>\n<p>For those wondering, by dropping support for 32-bit code, Android phones and applications run faster and perform better. According to Google, 64-bit apps \u201crun faster because they have access to extra registers and instructions that aren\u2019t available to 32-bit apps.\u201d And when dropping support for 32-bit, it saves Android up to 150MB of RAM used by the OS. As a result, this results in fewer background apps getting killed, smooth performance, and \u201cless jank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Switching to 64-bit only improves device and app performance. At first, not all Android apps could operate this way, so Google warned that some Pixel 7 owners wouldn\u2019t be able to install and use all apps. However, this wasn\u2019t much of a problem, and now it\u2019s expanding access to older devices.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted by <em>Android Police<\/em>, Google is now offering beta builds and factory images of Android 13 in 64-bit only for the Pixel 4a through the Pixel 6. These factory files are available to download from the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/about\/versions\/13\/download\">Android Developers website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that this is beta software, and you can\u2019t get it via a regular over-the-air software update. Instead, users must manually flash the factory image files. Google says these <em>\u201cimages provide a strict 64-bit-only environment for testing 64-bit app compatibility. These 64-bit-only configurations are for developer use only.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While we wouldn\u2019t recommend regular users flash these builds of Android 13 on a Pixel phone, you can if you\u2019d like. They\u2019re mainly available for developers. That said, Google will likely upgrade select older devices to 64-bit-only in the future.<\/p>\n<p><small>via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/64-bit-only-google-pixel-phone\/\">Android Police<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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