Google Chrome Beta v85 brings 64-bit support for Android, URL hiding and more

Earlier this month, Chrome was discovered to be finally moving to a 64-bit architecture in its Canary v85 build, which could enable better utilization of RAM. Today, Chrome is migrating v85 to the Beta channel, bringing 64-bit support and other features like URL hiding, Support for AVIF image decoding and more.

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Google Chrome for Android finally switching to 64-bit with v85

Back in 2014, with the launch of Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google announced support for the apps running with 64-bit architecture. Many apps running these days are 64-bit, however Google Chrome was one native app that stayed with a 32-bit design. That is changing finally, as Chrome v85 is moving to a 64-bit version on phones running Android 10 and higher.

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