Neowin News Feed for: 64-bit

Google mandates 64-bit support for Wear OS apps as enforcement date looms

Paul Hill — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:58:01 +0000

Google is bringing its mobile 64-bit requirement to the wrist. Learn what this means for your favorite smartwatch apps and how developers have six months to comply. Read more...

Valve ends 32-bit Steam support as the app becomes 64-bit only

Taras Buria — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:56:01 +0000

The latest Steam update brings important changes for those still using 32-bit Windows installations. Read more...

Debian switches to 64-bit time completely to avoid Y2K38 disaster

Usama Jawad — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:50:02 +0000

Debian maintainers have proactively started implementing fixes for the Y2K38 problem, rather than scrambling at the last minute like in Y2K. Read more...

Intel kills 64-bit only x86S designed around modern Windows and other OS

Sayan Sen — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:34:01 +0000

Intel has killed the 64-bit only x86S CPU specification it was planning to do aligned with modern OS like Windows 11. Read more...

KB5002574: Outlook 2016 on Windows 10 /11 gets better via Group Policy (GPO) edit fixes

Sayan Sen — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:30:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a new update to Outlook 2016 for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions. The new update, under KB5002574, receives Group Policy (GP) and GP Editor-related improvements. Read more...

Windows 11 24H2 RTM build off to rocky start with broken virtualization, 64-bit .NET support

Sayan Sen — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:00:01 +0000

Microsoft is preparing to release the next major Windows 11 feature update, version 24H2, later this year. Reports suggest the RTM is almost here and it's off to a rocky start with broken support. Read more...

"Open source Windows" ReactOS boots on Lumia, iPhones, requirements are less than Windows 11

Sayan Sen — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 22:12:01 +0000

Remember the open source Windows project called "ReactOS"? The dev team has published a new blog post outlining all the major developments that happened this year like improved UEFI boot support. Read more...

Nvidia release firmware tool for all 64-bit Windows, fixes DisplayPort black screen, hangs

Sayan Sen — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 07:12:01 +0000

Nvidia, last month, released its updated firmware update tool for all 64-bit Windows versions. It fixes black screens and system hang issues if users are running incompatible firmware on older cards. Read more...

Intel wants feeback for a proposed 64-bit only CPU architecture called x86S

John Callaham — Sat, 20 May 2023 20:57:11 +0000

The proposed x86S CPU architecture from Intel would ditch support for 32-bit apps and operating systems entirely in favor of 64-bit software, but it could support older apps with virtualization. Read more...

Raspberry Pi OS is now available as a 64-bit download

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:24:01 +0000

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has made a 64-bit version of its operating system available. It won't run on all Raspberry Pi hardware but it should on some of the more modern hardware. Read more...

Valve's Dota 2 to drop support for 32-bit systems, DirectX 9, and OpenGL

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:06:01 +0000

Valve is planning to remove support for a number of aging configurations in Dota 2, including 32-bit systems, DirectX 9, and OpenGL. The changes will roll out in the coming months. Read more...

It's official: x64 emulation is coming to Windows on ARM

Rich Woods — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:03:43 +0000

Microsoft today made the long-awaited announcement that you'll be able to run AMD64 apps in emulation on Windows on ARM. It's coming to all generations of the platform, back to the Snapdragon 835. Read more...

64-bit Chrome for Android will soon arrive with improved performance

Rajesh Pandey — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 06:14:01 +0000

Google is working on transitioning Chrome from 32-bit to 64-bit on devices running Android 10. The switch should happen with the release of Chrome 85 for Android in August and improve performance. Read more...

Linux Mint 20 Ulyana ISOs will only be available in 64-bit

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:16:01 +0000

Linux Mint 20 has been codenamed Ulyana. All subsequent releases in the 20.x series will also likely start with the letter 'U'. The project also reiterated that it will drop 32-bit ISO support. Read more...

Linux Mint 20 will ditch 32-bit architecture following Canonical's recent announcement

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 04:50:01 +0000

Linux Mint's Clement Lefebvre has announced that Linux Mint 20 will ship without support for 32-bit computers. Computers with 64-bit CPUs have been out since 2003 so it shouldn't affect many people. Read more...

Google is killing off 32-bit Android Studio next year

Rich Woods — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 20:42:02 +0000

Today, Google announced that moving forward, it will only support 64-bit versions of Android Studio. The 32-bit version will be deprecated at the end of the year, and will be discontinued in 2020. Read more...

Google announces deadlines for the transition to 64-bit Android apps

Usama Jawad — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:48:01 +0000

Google has announced deadlines for its transition to 64-bit applications in the Play Store. It is important to note that unlike Apple, support for 32-bit applications has not been phased out. Read more...

Microsoft will finally offer 64-bit Office by default moving forward

Rich Woods — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:20:01 +0000

Today at its Ignite conference, Microsoft announced that moving forward, 64-bit versions of Office will be the default options, after years of the 32-bit option showing as recommended. Read more...

Microsoft finally releases an ARM64 SDK, supporting UWP and Win32 apps

Rich Woods — Wed, 09 May 2018 03:22:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft announced that it's released an ARM64 SDK in the latest Visual Studio preview, version 15.8. The SDK not only supports UWP apps, but developers can recompile their Win32 apps for ARM. Read more...

Nvidia's 397.31 GeForce drivers are causing a PC reset loop for some users [Update]

Steven Parker — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:46:06 +0000

Nvidia's latest GeForce drivers appear to be having a frustrating side effect of causing a continuous PC reset loop when updating to v397.31. It's even offered on systems that can't install them. Read more...

Kodi is now available for Xbox One, but as a work in progress

John Keefer — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:18:01 +0000

After starting as the Xbox Media Center, Kodi eventually slipped away from the Xbox to other platforms. After a commitment to UWP, the popular open source app has returned, this time for Xbox One. Read more...

64-bit Windows users will now be offered 64-bit Firefox builds by default

Paul Hill — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 00:32:01 +0000

Mozilla has (finally) made 64-bit Firefox the default for users running a 64-bit edition of Windows. The switch has taken several years its arrival should help bump up security and reduce crashes. Read more...

Apple reminds developers that all Mac and iOS 11 apps must support 64-bit

Usama Jawad — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 06:04:01 +0000

At WWDC 2017, Apple announced that it will drop support for 32-bit apps. It has now once again posted reminders about this major transition, saying that macOS and iOS 11 apps must support 64-bit. Read more...

Kodi just took a "big step" toward its return to Xbox as a UWP app

Rich Woods — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:58:01 +0000

The XBMC Foundation has announced that Kodi 18 will ship with a 64-bit version for Windows, saying that it's a "big step" toward releasing its upcoming UWP app, which will be available for Xbox One. Read more...

Next major Tails release will require a 64-bit processor

Paul Hill — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 02:28:02 +0000

The maintainers of the privacy-oriented OS, Tails, have announced that with the release of Tails 3.0, computers with 32-bit processors will no longer be supported. Tails 3.0 is due June 13, 2017. Read more...

Microsoft expected to bring x86 app emulation to Windows 10 Mobile with Redstone 3 update

Andy Weir — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:32:01 +0000

Details have emerged of Microsoft's plans to bring x86 emulation to Windows 10 Mobile devices with ARM64 processors. Known as 'Cobalt', the functionality is expected to arrive with Redstone 3 in 2017. Read more...

iOS 10 beta will warn you when you use a 32-bit app

Rich Woods — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:26:01 +0000

Apple has been requiring developers to submit 64-bit apps for over a year now. Beginning with the iOS 10 beta, it would appear that devices will now warn users trying to use older 32-bit applications. Read more...

Microsoft confirms 64-bit version of Windows 10 Mobile is on the way

Andy Weir — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:02:01 +0000

While Windows 10 Mobile is currently only available as a 32-bit OS, it won't be for much longer, as Microsoft revealed today that "even our phones will soon have a 64-bit operating system". Read more...

Mozilla launches 64-bit Firefox for Windows [Update]

Matt Brown — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 01:04:01 +0000

Mozilla has released a new update for its flagship web browser, introducing a 64-bit version for Windows PCs. The update also increases performance and security on all platforms. Read more...

Google fixes bug which caused 64-bit Chrome to crash on Windows 10 Insider builds

Usama Jawad — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:08:01 +0000

Google has now resolved a problem which previously caused 64-bit Chrome to crash instantaneously on Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10525, stating that there will be "no future work on it". Read more...

MediaTek shows off 480fps super slow-motion 1080p video recording on the MT6795

Steven Johns — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 03:22:01 +0000

The next high-spec MediaTek chip to make an appearance will be the 64-bit MT6795 based on ARM's big.LITTLE technology. MediaTek has released a teaser showing 1080p video captured at 480fps. Read more...

Google ditching 32-bit version of Chrome on Mac

Shreyas Gandhe — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 15:49:35 +0000

According to a latest post on Google Apps blog, the company is planning to stop developing the browser for 32-bit Mac systems starting November as majority of users are now on 64-bit systems. Read more...

Alcatel OneTouch launches the first Windows Phone with a 64-bit processor

Andy Weir — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:50:01 +0000

Alcatel OneTouch has returned to Windows Phone with the POP 2, the first handset running Microsoft's mobile OS to feature a 64-bit processor, along with 1GB RAM, 4G connectivity and a low price tag. Read more...

Lenovo announces Vibe X2 and Vibe Z2

Orhon Can Dagtekin — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:39:32 +0000

Lenovo announced two new handsets at IFA 2014, with one of them being a prime competitor to HTC's new Desire 820 and the other one offering some decent specs for its price. Read more...

HTC unveils the Desire 820

Orhon Can Dagtekin — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:19:51 +0000

HTC has unveiled its second phone to pack a 64-bit processor, the Desire 820. The mid-range phone offers some great specifications, though pricing has yet to be announced. Read more...

HTC launches the first 64-bit Android phone, the affordable 4G Desire 510

Andy Weir — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:10:01 +0000

HTC has announced the Desire 510, the first ever 64-bit Android phone and the first device to feature the new Snapdragon 410 chipset - and it's also the company's most affordable 4G handset to date. Read more...

Google has released Chrome 37 64-bit to stable channel

Brad Sams — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 18:43:07 +0000

If you use Chrome and are on a 64bit machine, there is a new version of Chrome out now that bumps up the version number to 37: the build is available for Windows, OS X and Linux. Read more...

Brace yourselves: 64-bit 8-core Snapdragon chipset in the new HTC Desire 820

Steven Johns — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:46:37 +0000

HTC, the company which introduced the world to the Android OS, is expected to announce the world's first 64-bit octa-core smartphone at this year's IFA event on September 4th. Read more...

Google releases 64-bit Chrome beta for Windows 7 and 8

Andy Weir — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:01:07 +0000

Google has released a more stable beta release of its new 64-bit Chrome browser for Windows 7 and 8, replacing the earlier Canary and Developer builds, which were first announced in June. Read more...

HTC Volantis tablet rumoured to have 64-bit Tegra K1, 5GB RAM [Update]

Andy Weir — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 20:05:36 +0000

Details have emerged of HTC's 8.9-inch 'Volantis' tablet - which some believe will be released as the Nexus 9 - with reported specs including a 64-bit Tegra K1 CPU, 2560x1600px display and 5GB of RAM. Read more...