April 6 news, @ mobile intelligent terminal ecological alliance news, from April 2022, OPPO, vivo, Xiaomi app stores will not allow separate listing of 32-bit applications, game applications are not restricted.
Whether it is the Snapdragon 8 or the Tianji 9000, they are using the super core Cortex-X2, the large core Cortex-A710 and the small core Cortex-A510, of which the super core and small core only support 64 bits, and only the large core Cortex-A710 is compatible with 32-bit applications. If the application is 32-bit, it does not use the performance of a supercore, nor does it use a small core that saves power. If the user's mobile phone is a 32-bit application, then these 5 cores are basically wasted.
The 64-bit processor can process 8 bytes of data, and the 32-bit can only process 4 bytes of data, the former is faster, and the 64-bit processor can take advantage of wider registers and higher accuracy in data processing.
With so many advantages, why are 64-bit applications so slow to spread? This is mainly because developers have to take care of old devices, and in addition, if you only develop 32-bit applications, the maintenance cost is much less. For developers, it is naturally best to be able to save a little trouble.
Apple abandoned 32-bit apps as early as 2017, and Google Play banned apps that don't support 64-bit apps in August 2019. Apple is a closed ecosystem, it has a very high voice, so it can quickly promote the popularity of 64-bit applications. Google Play has a very high market share abroad, so it can also push developers to develop on more advanced platforms.
Domestic Android manufacturers have their own app stores, and many users still use third-party application platforms such as app treasure and Cool An, and none of them have enough right to speak. In terms of promoting the popularity of 64-bit applications, xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo are a very smart approach, which can effectively encourage developers to run applications on more advanced architectures.
I have to say that it is a bit too late to force the push of 64-bit applications. While mobile phone manufacturers pay attention to stacking hardware, they should also pay attention to the construction of software ecology, so as to narrow the gap with Apple in some aspects.