from my understading, a smartwatch is the exact case scenario of a device that needs to be converted to 64 bit only as soon as possible, the reason being the Y2K38 bug.
It seems like 2026 is the year that Google’s other platforms will embrace the 64-bit era. Android TV and Google TV will require 64-bit app versions from August, and the company has now announced similar plans for Wear OS.
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Fizz@lemmy.nz · 11 pts · 149d
What you need 64bits for on a watch
merci3@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 149d
from my understading, a smartwatch is the exact case scenario of a device that needs to be converted to 64 bit only as soon as possible, the reason being the Y2K38 bug.
limerod@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 149d
That same page says those systems can use 64-bit signed integer to store date time even on 32bit systems.
Toes@ani.social · 7 pts · 149d
Its harder to make that change (reliably) to your app than it is to publish a arm64 package.
Its also expensive in terms of cpu cycle waste.
dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 146d
They discuss in the article
ByteMe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 149d
Now do android tv
Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 149d