Google has announced that all Wear OS apps published on the Play Store should have 64-bit versions. Here's what that means.
    • merci3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      from my understading, a smartwatch is the exact case scenario of a device that needs to be converted to 64 bit only as soon as possible, the reason being the Y2K38 bug.

      • limerod@reddthat.comMEnglish
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        9 days ago

        That same page says those systems can use 64-bit signed integer to store date time even on 32bit systems.

        • Toes♀@ani.socialEnglish
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          9 days ago

          Its harder to make that change (reliably) to your app than it is to publish a arm64 package.

          Its also expensive in terms of cpu cycle waste.

    • Zedstrian@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      9 days ago

      It seems like 2026 is the year that Google’s other platforms will embrace the 64-bit era. Android TV and Google TV will require 64-bit app versions from August, and the company has now announced similar plans for Wear OS.