This development kit will help developers make better 64 bit optimized apps so when Android L rolls out, there will be plenty of apps ready to take the hardware advantage.

But under the hood, Android is already capable of handling 64-bit processing. As Ars Technica reports, Android is based on a Linux kernel… and Linux has supported 64-bit technology for years.

Google has revealed plans to require Android apps in the Google Play Store to be available as 64-bit software, as part of moves to improve the apps' performance and security. The requirement will ...

As of August 2019, Android apps will have to support 64-bit code. They won't have to ditch 32-bit compatibility, but they can't cling exclusively to the past, either.

Intel demonstrates a 64-bit version of Android running on a smartphone with its latest Atom chip, code-named Merrifield The long wait for a 64-bit version of Android on smartphones is coming to a ...

Tablets running 64-bit Android haven't been out for long but prices are set to fall fast. Case in point: Lenovo's 8-inch Tab 2 A8, which ships in June starting at $129.