For those of us looking to try the latest Beta version of Magisk (V13), I wanted to share this tip. If you have problem installing the Beta V13 using the OP recommendation, and get ERROR 1 when trying to install, this tweaked version worked perfect for me, apparently the official beta needs a tweak to recognize 32 bit systems, at least on our device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72704270&postcount=1130
Is there a way to leave the firmware as it is and only increase it to 64bit without changing much?
no, thats not how that works at all.
PhiJoTo said:
Is there a way to leave the firmware as it is and only increase it to 64bit without changing much?
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The only possibility of getting to 64-bit is if motorola releases 64-bit source code after launch, and then someone creates a custom rom using it. This actually happened with the original Moto Z Play, so there is a chance. But we're not there yet.
Uclydde said:
The only possibility of getting to 64-bit is if motorola releases 64-bit source code after launch, and then someone creates a custom rom using it. This actually happened with the original Moto Z Play, so there is a chance. But we're not there yet.
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Is it possible that it gets 64bit with the pie update?
PhiJoTo said:
Is it possible that it gets 64bit with the pie update?
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Likely only if a device originally shipped with the 64 bit OS (e.g. G6 Plus). If you've got the G6 with a 32 bit OS, the update would likely be 32 bit, with you requiring custom development for a 64 bit custom ROM. From what I understand, moving from 32 bit to 64 bit may need a device wipe, which a lot of users (especially non-XDA or non enthusiast users) may not understand or happy with if that was mandatory for a system update.
What's the point in having 64bit on this device?
Swift2603 said:
What's the point in having 64bit on this device?
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As far as I know, mainly the reason for wanting 64 bit on the G6 would be to use certain apps that are only 64 bit (e.g. Google Camera and in this case, fortnite). The G6 has 4 GB of RAM so the memory addressing advantage wouldn't be in use (unlike the G6 plus which can include up to 6 GB apparently), though could be argued you may get better performance from 64 bit. However, drivers may have to be re written or modified from the 32 bit system to work on the 64 bit, even if you could flash the 64 bit custom ROM, there may be bugs.
As a non-developer, it would be my assumption that the bootloader and vendor files would have to know how to interact with 64bit parameters. Despite our hardware supporting 64bit, the underlying software must support it as well. Like others have said, Motorola would have to release the source or build it for us.
I dont know a lot about this, but i think the Moto G5 Plus community got it.
They did the firmware 64 bit despite the fact that Motorola didnt do anything
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/development/dev-64bits-t3708091
@dejello is working on 64bit support. last i heard he had a 64bit kernel working in TWRP with a working display.
Hello to all,
For t715 with Exynos processor, it is a 64 bit ROM on XDA?
I don't find any thread with...
Anyone know about this?
I appreciate any feedback.
Hello,
While the Exynos processor is compatible with 64bit instructions, Samsung never enabled it from the kernel. No device with this processor was ever released with a 64bit version of the kernel, thus, all custom ROMs are forced to use what's currently available: 32bit ARM instructions.
Since the processor first got used inside the Galaxy Note 4 (which was launched on Android 4.4, before Android supported 64bit instructions) Samsung had to use a 32bit kernel. It was not worth the extra effort in rewriting the entire kernel from the ground up just to make it compatbile with 64bit instructions. And now here we are, 6 years later.
Hope that cleared up any question you might have had left. Have a nice day!
Dariusdd said:
Hello,
While the Exynos processor is compatible with 64bit instructions, Samsung never enabled it from the kernel. No device with this processor was ever released with a 64bit version of the kernel, thus, all custom ROMs are forced to use what's currently available: 32bit ARM instructions.
Since the processor first got used inside the Galaxy Note 4 (which was launched on Android 4.4, before Android supported 64bit instructions) Samsung had to use a 32bit kernel. It was not worth the extra effort in rewriting the entire kernel from the ground up just to make it compatbile with 64bit instructions. And now here we are, 6 years later.
Hope that cleared up any question you might have had left. Have a nice day!
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Thank you!
Hi guys, I am currently unable to play some Playstore games because of this 32-bit ROM limitation, is there any that is 64 ?, Currently I use the standard version
Does Redmi 8 have 64 bit or 32 bit OS installed?
Lumyat said:
Does Redmi 8 have 64 bit or 32 bit OS installed?
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I don't have this device, but I'm pretty sure most likely has a 64 bits processor. You can confirm it yourself by installing and checking an app like Device Info (or similar) from Play Store.