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Goodbye, Ridiculous Fishing: How Android’s 32-bit purge erased my favorite classic games

Published on: 2025-06-03 14:00:03

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Android has come a long way since its inception, and it’s delivered a ton of features I can’t do without. From the simple notification shade and permissions system to autofill and notification history, there are so many additions that are simply indispensable in my daily life. Unfortunately, Google has also made some disappointing changes to Android over the years. This includes the Scoped Storage saga, which saw Google limiting storage access for apps, breaking many apps in the process, as well as a crackdown on calling and texting permissions. However, there’s one deprecated feature I really miss on recent Android phones, and that’s 32-bit app support. Do you miss 32-bit app support on recent Android phones? 75 votes Yes, absolutely 40 % I miss it for a few old apps and games 19 % No, I don't care about 32-bit apps 41 % What is 32-bit support, and why was it killed? Android started as a 32-bit operating system. This has many ramifications, but th ... Read full article.