Chrome for Android is finally going 64-bit - Android Police

The first Android version to support 64-bit architecture was Android 5.0 Lollipop, introduced back in November 2014.

Since then, more and more 64-bit processors shipped, and today, virtually all Android devices are capable of running 64-bit software (excluding one or two or more oddballs).

That's finally changing: Starting with Chrome 85, phones running Android 10 and higher will automatically receive a 64-bit version.

Chrome Dev and Chrome Canary (release 85 and 86) are proper 64-bit apps.

Some people have taken to the comments below to report that they already have a 64-bit version of Chrome Beta 84.

Either way, it looks like there's no reliable way to get a 64-bit release of Chrome 84, while you're almost guaranteed to get the 64-bit version when using Chrome 85 or 86 on Android 10 or higher.

Speaking of Android 10: Considering that back in April, only about 8% of people were using that version of the OS, the impact of the 64-bit release is much smaller than it could have been, but at least it's a start.

Hopefully, Google will expand support for older Android versions later, which it should do if it wants to adhere to its own Play Store rules.

We've updated the article with benchmark results and information on some 64-bit versions of Chrome 84 spotted in the wild