Question about 32-bit and 64-bit apks

[Banana Hammock]

I have an old app that I really like, but it's 32-bit and my new phone can only install 64-bit apks. Does anyone know if there's some way to install a 32-bit apk in spite of that?

Alternatively, I have the guy's email address and I might be able to get the code for it (I doubt he'd care since he hasn't touched it in a decade). Is it possible to just take that and recompile it as 64-bit without changing anything?

 

[herefortheactualthreads]

chatskibidi says emulation should be a workaround for that kind of stuff. other than that ask the dev-friend to recode/compile it into 64-bit.

first apple removing 32 bit support and now android as well? holy fuck.

 

[Banana Hammock]

chatskibidi says emulation should be a workaround for that kind of stuff. other than that ask the dev-friend to recode/compile it into 64-bit.

first apple removing 32 bit support and now android as well? holy fuck.

Apparently google decided that it's a "potential security risk."

 

[herefortheactualthreads]

Apparently google decided that it's a "potential security risk."

the whole internet is a security risk yet nobody cares about that since the economy is now dependent on being always online.

 

[BiggestKai]

Apparently google decided that it's a "potential security risk."

If it's android can't you just enable something in the settings and go through a "yes I accept the risks" menu? I recall seeing something similar with Greyjay and BraveNewPipe.

 

[Banana Hammock]

If it's android can't you just enable something in the settings and go through a "yes I accept the risks" menu? I recall seeing something similar with Greyjay and BraveNewPipe.

From what I can find, I think it's the CPU itself that doesn't support 32-bit apps (Snapdragon 8 gen 5)

 

[Margo Martindale]

Meanwhile Windows and Linux having no problems running 32bit apps on Intel and AMD processors. Fucking Qualcomm.

 

[big pauper]

you can sideload outdated APKs with ADB, there's probably a way to do it with shinziku if you don't have access to a computer. it doesn't require root

 

[Coolio55]

Fucking Qualcomm.

It's probably some stupid ARM thing because their whole model is "Our processor designs are light, cheap and efficient".

 

[Banana Hammock]

you can sideload outdated APKs with ADB, there's probably a way to do it with shinziku if you don't have access to a computer. it doesn't require root

No, it's apparently an issue with the CPU itself not supporting 32-bit anymore. Apparently they're phasing out support for 32-bit because of google being gay.

 

[Virtue's Last Reward]

I know that feel.
My favorite plaintext editor app was removed from the internet by the developer. It was far and away the best of it's kind. But then like that, POOF it's gone. You think you're gaining a library of great tools to rely on forever. But things get deleted, and the landscape changes breaking old software.
But in this instance, the dev was good enough to forward me the source code after I reached out. Good devs are conscientious enough to feel uncomfortable leaving deprecated software available, so they remove the choice.

What happens to Android apps in the future assuming open-source Linux phones pose as viable market competitors in the increasingly locked-down computer world? I imagine all those Java apps will just be buried over, lost and forgotten. Unless they can be ported easily somehow.