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Xiaomi just launched their new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flagship devices, and they come with the Tango translator. This translator will help devices in the new Xiaomi 14 series to run 32-bit apps without any trouble. Naturally, these devices aren’t meant to run such apps, since the new Qualcomm flagship processor doesn’t support 32-bit apps.
Regardless of this limitation, Xiaomi is determined that this isn’t the time to let users give up some of their favorite apps. So instead of letting the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip on the Xiaomi 14 series force users to use 64-bit apps, the smartphone maker came up with a smart solution. They call this clever solution “Tango” and it serves as a translator, making 32-bit apps behave as though they are 64-bit apps.
By doing this, the new Xiaomi flagship devices can escape the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 limitations to running 32-bit apps. While Tango is in no way an innovation creation from Xiaomi, it is a helpful one. With this translator, users will be able to enjoy using their favorite 32-bit apps on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered device.
Xiaomi 14 series users will be able to access 32-bit apps with the help of Tango
Tango is simply a 32-bit to 64-bit Arm binary translator that permits 32-bit apps to run on the Xiaomi 14 series. The processor on the devices in this series doesn’t support the use of 32-bit apps. This is because Google is pushing for the switch to 64-bit apps for developers around the world.
With the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, apps that still use 32-bit architecture won’t be able to work. Faced with this dilemma and understanding that not all developers have made the switch to 64-bit, Xiaomi launched Tango. This translator allows apps not supported on the new Snapdragon flagship chip to run smoothly.
Expert, Mishaal Rahman, took to his X account to point out an app running a 32-bit app. The app in question is Flappy Bird, and it uses the 32-bit architecture but can still run on the Xiaomi 14 series. Its ability to exist in these devices that use the Snapdragon 8 Ge 3 processor is a result of Tango’s translation to 64-bit.
Lots of users of the new Xiaomi 14 series devices will come to appreciate this new feature. The Xiaomi Tango translator might move other smartphone manufacturers to do something similar on their Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered devices. With the coming Android flagship device launches, more smartphone manufacturers might deploy a similar translator for their devices.
Despite the lack of support for 32-bit apps, the new flagship processor is still a performance beast. With its successor, there might be no need for a translator like Tango, since most apps will be 64-bit. Until then, you can check out the new Xiaomi 14 series in this article.