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John Dallman
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It is indeed a pity that this isn't listed anywhere in Settings, not even in Developer Options. The minimum-change way to get the information is as follows:

Turn on Developer Options and USB debugging

This is familiar, and this answer isn't the place to reiterate that.

Ask Android's Linux kernel

adb shell uname -m

The reply will tell you what architecture yourthe Linux kernel in your Android OS is running. It tells you this in Linux terminology, rather than Android ABI names:

  • "aarch64" is 64-bit ARM; that'sARMv8-A, which is Android's "arm64-v8a" ABI.
  • "armv7l" is 32-bit ARMv7-A, which is Android's "armeabi-v7a" ABI.
  • "x86_64" is 64-bit x86, which is Android's "x86_64" ABI.
  • "i386" or "i686" are the only kind of Android I have runningbasic 32-bit x86 or the Pentium Pro variant respectively, which is Android's "x86" ABI.

It is indeed a pity that this isn't listed anywhere in Settings, not even in Developer Options. The minimum-change way to get the information is as follows:

Turn on Developer Options and USB debugging

This is familiar, and this answer isn't the place to reiterate that.

Ask Android's Linux kernel

adb shell uname -m

The reply will tell you what architecture your Linux kernel is running:

  • "aarch64" is 64-bit ARM; that's the only kind of Android I have running.

It is indeed a pity that this isn't listed anywhere in Settings, not even in Developer Options. The minimum-change way to get the information is as follows:

Turn on Developer Options and USB debugging

This is familiar, and this answer isn't the place to reiterate that.

Ask Android's Linux kernel

adb shell uname -m

The reply will tell you what architecture the Linux kernel in your Android OS is running. It tells you this in Linux terminology, rather than Android ABI names:

  • "aarch64" is 64-bit ARMv8-A, which is Android's "arm64-v8a" ABI.
  • "armv7l" is 32-bit ARMv7-A, which is Android's "armeabi-v7a" ABI.
  • "x86_64" is 64-bit x86, which is Android's "x86_64" ABI.
  • "i386" or "i686" are the basic 32-bit x86 or the Pentium Pro variant respectively, which is Android's "x86" ABI.
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John Dallman
John Dallman
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It is indeed a pity that this isn't listed anywhere in Settings, not even in Developer Options. The minimum-change way to get the information is as follows:

Turn on Developer Options and USB debugging

This is familiar, and this answer isn't the place to reiterate that.

Ask Android's Linux kernel

adb shell uname -m

The reply will tell you what architecture your Linux kernel is running:

  • "aarch64" is 64-bit ARM; that's the only kind of Android I have running.