Google is dropping update and overall product support for Android Studio on 32-bit systems starting later this year and into 2020.

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.

What is 32-bit support, and why was it killed? Android started as a 32-bit operating system.

A couple weeks ago, we found out that the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro weren't installing 32-bit apps, perhaps signaling that the company was ready to end Android's 32-bit era.

What nobody noticed was that the Pixel 7 is also dropping 32-bit app support, so its release yesterday is taking a big step toward Android's 64-bit-only future.

Users with 64-bit devices simply won't see 32-bit only apps in Google Play, including games built with Unity 5.6 or older. "We are not making changes to our policy on 32-bit support.

Android expert Mishaal Rahman points out that Android 13 on Pixel 7 phones doesn't allow 32-bit apps to run, but internally the operating system is still using some 32-bit libraries.