Google officially announced the Pixel Tablet at its annual developer’s conference on May 11, 2022. However, details about the upcoming tablet are still pretty short. We know that it may release in 2023 and will be equipped with a Tensor chip. Today, some new information regarding the tablet has surfaced online. The upcoming Pixel tablet might debut with a 64-bit-only version of Android 13.
According to a recent tweet by Mishaal Rahman, Google is testing 64-bit-only builds of Android 13 for a device named “Tangor,” which is said to be the codename for the Pixel tablet. The lack of 32-bit support will definitely reduce RAM usage, but it also means that the tablet will no longer be able to run 32-bit applications. However, this shouldn’t be a big deal as most apps in the Play Store need to support 64-bit due to Google’s 2019 mandate.
Interesting: "Move tangor to 64-bit only"
Tangor, the rumored Pixel Tablet, may ship with a 64-bit-only build of Android 13. That should reduce memory use, but it means the tablet won't be able to run any 32-bit apps.https://t.co/C3d3Y5pS24 pic.twitter.com/1SKh3pPcG6
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) August 16, 2022
To recall, Apple had already moved to a 64-bit-only architecture for iOS back in 2017. If the Pixel Tablet ships with a 64-bit-only version of Android 13, it will be among the first Android devices to do so.
As mentioned, the Google Pixel tablet is expected to debut in 2023. Since there’s still almost a year to the launch, we can expect it to be powered by the Tensor 2 or 3 chipset. It will likely run the latest version of Android out of the box. It may also get support for the stylus. Further, it is claimed that the Pixel Tablet will lack support for 4K video recording. It would also not support many of the photo and video features found on the Pixel 6 series.
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