[Ohrrpgce] Fwd: Get your apps ready for the 64-bit requirement by August 1, 2019

Tue Jul 9 12:56:48 PDT 2019

I am going to be working on trying to figure out these Android 64 bit
builds.

Do I understand correctly that it does not matter whether the host machine
I am doing the compiling on is 32 bit or 64 bit? I ask because my only
working Android build environments are on 32-but Linux virtual machines.

I haven't decided yet whether Android 64 bit support or Fufluns blockers is
the most urgent task right now...

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James Paige

On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:41 PM Ralph Versteegen <teeemcee at gmail.com> wrote:

> The other annoying thing is having to update the sdl-android build.sh
> script to package the extra .so files. Hopefully I merged enough changes
> from upstream into build.sh that it's not too painful to merge more. (I
> haven't looked whether they have support for that)
>
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 14:17, James Paige <Bob at hamsterrepublic.com> wrote:
>
>> Two apk files sounds super annoying, but 1.5mb bloat sounds relatively
>> insignificant, especially since we are no longer bound to a 50 mb max.
>>
>> The unity exception raised my eyebrows too.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 7:39 PM Ralph Versteegen <teeemcee at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Whaaaaat, they give a TWO YEAR exemption for Unity games? Outrageous!
>>>
>>> Hopefully there won't be any problems porting to ARM64. FB already
>>> supports it, and I've previously compiled an android-x86_64 build of the
>>> OHR (can't remember whether I actually tested it in an emulator). I suppose
>>> only our FB<->Java interface code is not 64-bit battle-tested.
>>>
>>> So the most annoying part of this would be having to either upload two
>>> .apks, or upload an .apk with arm64 binaries, which will bloat its size by
>>> ~1.5MB
>>>
>>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 10:04, James Paige <Bob at hamsterrepublic.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Google is really pushing Android apps to make updates!
>>>> Looks like 64bit versions will be mandatory soon
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: *Google Play* <noreply-developer-googleplay at google.com>
>>>> Date: Thursday, January 31, 2019
>>>> Subject: Get your apps ready for the 64-bit requirement by August 1,
>>>> 2019
>>>> To: Bob at hamsterrepublic.com
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Hello Google Play Developer,
>>>>
>>>> In our latest blog post
>>>> <https://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/p/AHANi0YmRBkOUcfdJpdtDd9Zy_soAkHjC9skJm0eLktK4lliSyDAlu7cjI1ludZbLKPmjFZDTJ3JDk382ee86N7nLZh67UGv-7Gs8W5d2nR8OiIZUFifm1KTuRk_HTB9JJPv7n3VrX-VO71U0kFmthjw1N4POi5SCKw>,
>>>> we detailed the requirement that apps using native code must provide a
>>>> 64-bit version in addition to the 32-bit version by *August 1, 2019*.
>>>> As you may know, 64-bit CPUs deliver faster, richer experiences, and we
>>>> appreciate your support in ensuring our users have the best experience
>>>> possible on the Android platform.
>>>>
>>>> *Action required*
>>>>
>>>> If you haven't yet, we encourage you to begin work for the 64-bit
>>>> requirement as soon as possible. Many apps are written entirely in
>>>> non-native code (e.g. the Java programming language or Kotlin) and will not
>>>> need code changes.
>>>>
>>>> Please note that we are not making changes to our policy on 32-bit
>>>> support. Google Play will continue to deliver apps with 32-bit native code
>>>> to 32-bit devices. The requirement means that those apps will need to have
>>>> a 64-bit version as well.
>>>>
>>>> To help you make the transition, we've prepared documentation
>>>> <https://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/p/AHANi0YOacc4fyAKMF1owOqGIIoFQnqyEFRE8FLgyFEWL9ZNZi-irw-0d6_g5Dw5262QkaH25U2yU4WLZ7EQshhYKIg0TvmSLC8Cy_qg8jzGa5f9NhkzjbVrlJoT2WALn28mhsCrVGLbTHY>
>>>> on how to check whether your app already supports 64-bit and how to become
>>>> 64-bit compliant.
>>>>
>>>> We're also providing a high-level timeline below.
>>>>
>>>> *Starting August 1, 2019:*
>>>>
>>>>    - All new apps and app updates are required to provide 64-bit
>>>>    versions of any 32-bit native code they provide.
>>>>    - Extension: Google Play will continue to accept 32-bit only
>>>>    updates to existing games that use Unity 5.6 or older until August 2021.
>>>>
>>>> *Starting August 1, 2021: *
>>>>
>>>>    - Google Play will stop serving apps without 64-bit versions on
>>>>    64-bit capable devices, meaning they will no longer be available in the
>>>>    Play Store on those devices.
>>>>    - This will include games built with Unity 5.6 or older.
>>>>
>>>> *The requirement does not apply to:*
>>>>
>>>>    - APKs or app bundles explicitly targeting Wear OS or Android TV,
>>>>    which are form factors that do not currently support 64-bit code.
>>>>    - APKs or app bundles that Google Play won't install on Android 9
>>>>    Pie or later (support for 64-bit does not need to extend to APKs that are
>>>>    only on Android 8 Oreo and below).
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions, you can find additional information about
>>>> adding 64-bit support here
>>>> <https://www.google.com/appserve/mkt/p/AHANi0YOacc4fyAKMF1owOqGIIoFQnqyEFRE8FLgyFEWL9ZNZi-irw-0d6_g5Dw5262QkaH25U2yU4WLZ7EQshhYKIg0TvmSLC8Cy_qg8jzGa5f9NhkzjbVrlJoT2WALn28mhsCrVGLbTHY>.
>>>>
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