Android x86_64 support

[Slash321]

Hello everyone,

From 1st august google android apps must support x64 architecture.
Google says:

The simplest way to check for 64-bit libraries is to inspect the structure of your APK file. When built, the APK will be packaged with any native libraries needed by the app. Native libraries are stored in various folders based on the ABI. It isn’t required to support every 64-bit architecture, but for each native 32-bit architecture you support you must include the corresponding 64-bit architecture.

Which means what if I support x86 I must also support x86_64, but there is no x86_64 architecture on unity player settings screen presented in google manual(picture below)

My current android unity app supports x86 architecture for android. Unity does’t support x86_64 architecture, so will enabling arm64 be enough for google like on picture or I should also disable x86?

[Slash321]

Because of spam filter I cant attach link to google manual and screen from that manual.

[ScottF]

The motivation behind Google’s policy change here is to ensure the Play store content is upgraded to support ARM64. However I will reach out to Google and ask for clarity given the wording you pasted. In our blog post back in March we announced we will be dropping support for x86 Android Unity Blog

For transparency there are no plans to add x86_64 support.

[Slash321]

Thanks Scott! I’ll wait for google response.

[ScottF]

Confirmed with Google you would indeed need to drop x86 in order to be compliant with their 64bit requirement.

[Slash321]

Thanks for confirm ScottF.

Anyway there is mistake on player settings screenshot here

Suporte a arquiteturas de 64 bits  |  Android Developers

I’m not sure whom I supposed to notify

[Yury-Habets]

@Slash321 I’ve created a documentation bug for Google: Google Issue Tracker

[cultzone]

Select the field to make googleplay read the apks:
you can either select to generate Split APKs by Target Architecture