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As long as a 64 bit CPU is supposed to execute 32 bit programs, it is sometimes hard to know which one do I have installed on my device.

There are programs that require this knowledge, like the Xposed Framework installer.

What could be considered the proper method, whether be it ADB, command-line or software?

I used to do on desktop Linux:

 sudo uname -a

Maybe there is some equivalent for Android?

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  • Some programs that should inform about this are not clear enoguh for me. This is a example of some AIDA64 report. Even when it shows 32 bit, is this info about the operating system? I would say it is just about the hardware:

    (Click image to enlarge; my AIDA64 is in Spanish)

    IMG: AIDA64 report example

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  • What device do you have?
    – New-To-IT
    Oct 22, 2015 at 20:08
  • See this page: software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2014/12/16/… It says to see the property ro.product.cpu.abi and the related ro.product.cpu.abilist32 and ro.product.cpu.abilist64 in the output of getprop. I don't have a 64-bit device so I can't test few things. There is also a similar question on Quora here.
    – Firelord ♦
    Oct 22, 2015 at 20:11
  • @New-To-IT , I have multiple Android devices. And, as a computer scientist, I use to work with several different models. Finding a generic method (or, at least, as generic as possible) would be preferred for me. Specifying a device would transform this question in "How can I guess if the installed Android version for my [Brand][Model][Number] is a 64 or 32 bit one?".
    – Sopalajo de Arrierez
    Oct 22, 2015 at 20:16
  • @Firelord : thanks for the link. It seems related to "current device", not "current installed Android version". Would it be the same?
    – Sopalajo de Arrierez
    Oct 22, 2015 at 20:18
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    @Lucky: I have tested AIDA64, and some others tools that report the 32/64 bit information, but none of them sets clear if they are talking about the operating system or the hardware. Added a capture screen to my original question to show.
    – Sopalajo de Arrierez
    Oct 22, 2015 at 20:57

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uname -m will display the architecture of the running kernel. This is different than whatever your hardware may be capable of running.

Unfortunately, you have to know which architectures are 32-bit and which are 64-bit. But you can easily find this out.

For example, my m7 displays arm7l. A quick search confirms that this is a 32-bit architecture, meaning that my running kernel was compiled as a 32-bit executable.

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