Android app developers and mobile app development companies affix your safety belts; it will be a rough ride ahead in 2018. According to Google's legitimate declaration from coming August 2019, Google will permit just 64-bit Android mobile apps in the Play store".
As per the Android App Developers Blog, from August 2018, new apps and apps updates should focus on an ongoing Android API level to guarantee mobile app development utilizing the most recent APIs advanced for extra security and impeccable execution. Notwithstanding that, the Google Play Store will begin including an unobtrusive measure of security metadata over each APK for further approval of the app credibility.
What's in the dish for Android Developers?
You may imagine that Apple motivates the Google update; wherein, Apple executed its help for 32-bit mobile apps and pushed forward with 64-bit local help. Truth be told, Apple began requiring and supporting 64-bit code for iOS Mobile Apps since February 2015, in the long run dropping its help for 32-bit code in September 2017.
Also, Google began supporting 64-bit mobile applications as far back as Lollipop touched base in 2015. Notwithstanding that, quicker processors and advancing equipment innovation anticipate that in future Android gadgets will bolster just 64-bit code. As you probably are aware, we change with times – Google passed a guideline making it obligatory for all Android Mobile Apps from August 2019 to help 64-bit code.
Google likewise clarified that from August 2018 while growing new portable applications all the Android app developers should target Android Oreo Programming Interface. This implies all Android versatile applications should target API level 26, comparing to the Android 8.0 or higher. Also, refreshed apps need to achieve progression from November. Aside from that, Google won't let engineers become agreeable in a particular app development condition, guaranteeing sending of explicit necessities consistently.
What will happen to the Old 32-bit Android Mobile Apps?
As per Google, around 40% of new Android devices broaden 64-bit support, while they are 32-bit good too. On the off chance that your mobile app underpins 32-bit code, at that point it won't promptly vanish from Google Play Store; furthermore, it won't work on Android device supporting mobile apps with 64-bit code. Likely the apps will remain in the Play Store for some time and will keep being accessible and taking a shot at Android gadgets supporting 32-bit code. Be that as it may, to keep the ball moving you should refresh your application and make it perfect with devices supporting 64-bit code. Sooner or later, the likelihood is more, that Google will begin murdering its help for the 32-bit mobile apps.