Author: Sam Lin, Android product manager
Since Project Marble project since the fall, and optimize integrated development environment (IDE) of the core functions and processes has been the focus of Android Studio team, and strong performance is the quality of basic IDE. Therefore, we have strengthened our focus on product focus in the future, we will only support 64-bit operating system. Android Studio to use in 64-bit operating systems can not only improve memory access efficiency IDE and the Android emulator, but also helps improve the overall development experience. Although this change will not impact on the majority of Android Studio user, but if you are currently using 32-bit versions of Microsoft® Windows® system, the change will cause inconvenience to your development efforts. 32-bit Windows systems in order to help users successfully completed the transition, we want to share more about deprecation schedule with you and provide some guidance and advice, hoping to help you well prepared, well cope with the next change.
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In the future, we will only support 64-bit version of the operating system, in order to minimize the impact of this change on your first measures we have taken is the 32-bit version is set to deprecated (deprecate). In the abandoned stage, Android Studio and Android emulator still works, but will not provide any new features in the update. In this transitional period, the developer can still go to the official website to download Android Studio product. We will officially cease product support in a year, and remove the 32-bit version of the download link. Please note that if you have been in the meantime the 32-bit version of Android Studio installed, you can continue using the product, but you will not be provided to re-download link. Specific support abandoned and termination dates, please see table below:
The advantages of 64-bit development environment
Android Stuidio 64-bit version has many advantages, including:
- Performance : IDE can access more than 4GB of memory, so has been greatly improved in terms of performance. If you are currently responsible for the development of large projects, More memory means better developer experience.
- 64 Application Support : C / C ++ source code for developers to build applications for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Testing can help you prepare properly deal for the two architectures Google Play 64 bits requires that the demand from the August 1, 2019 will come into effect.
- It was tested in the simulator : 32-bit and 64-bit versions of system images within Android emulator 64 Android emulator. This flexibility allows you to deploy multiple environments on a single Android device development and test work.
The next step
To summarize briefly: Before officially stopped support for 32-bit versions of Android Studio, we want to share with you these changes in advance to provide some guidance, and to give one year's grace period, you allow sufficient time to the project migrate to 64-bit operating system. You can continue to use the 32-bit version of Android Studio, but please note that these versions will stop receiving any updates. Therefore, we recommend that you begin a migration plan as soon as possible to continue receiving the latest product updates and access to performance 64-bit development environment brings.
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