ApkRunnerRun old 32-bit games and apps on a new Android phone
New phones like Google's Pixel 7 and later no longer install 32-bit apps. Our Android™ devices in Europe still run them: choose the APK here and use it in your phone's browser.
- Free: 15 minutes, no card
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- One free allowance per person: the account is how we keep it fair
Full screen, like an app
How to run a 32-bit APK on your phone
Three steps, all in Chrome on the phone that refused the app. Nothing is installed on the phone itself.
Download the APK in Chrome
From APKMirror, the developer's website or a backup of your old phone. Chrome saves it to Downloads; there is no need to open it.
Choose it on this page
Tap Choose file above and pick the APK from Downloads. It is checked first, on your phone: an old 32-bit app is marked as one and goes to a device in Europe.
Sign in and play
One Google sign-in, no card. The Android device starts in a minute or two with your app open.
32-bit apps on a 64-bit-only phone
A 32-bit app is built for 32-bit ARM processors. Google's Pixel phones refuse it since the Pixel 7, and the newest phone processors cannot run it at all. Our devices in Europe run on processors that still do; your phone only shows the screen and sends your touches.
Old games
A game whose last version came out years ago, or that left Google Play. Offline games play as they did; ones that need their old online servers cannot be brought back.
Discontinued apps
An app that was never updated to 64-bit, or is gone from Google Play: run its APK here as you did on your old phone.
Android 12 to 15
Every Android version here runs 32-bit apps. If an old app misbehaves on the newest one, try Android 12.
Made for an old Android, too
Android 14 and later also refuse to install apps made for a very old Android. The devices here install them anyway.
Game data included
An .xapk with OBB game data, .apks and .apkm work as well as .apk, up to 200 MB.
Touch, sound, sideways
Tap and swipe, type with your phone's keyboard, hear the sound. Turn the phone sideways and the toolbar moves aside for a bigger picture.
Good to know before you start
- 32-bit apps run only on our devices in Europe, wherever you are. Far from Europe the screen lags more: calm games and apps are fine, fast action games feel the delay.
- On a paid plan your phone is kept between sessions: the game stays installed with what it saved, and you go on where you left off. Each Android version is a phone of its own, so pick the same one each time.
- Chrome's menu → Add to Home screen (or Install, after a session) puts ApkRunner on your home screen. It opens full screen, without the browser's bars, like an app.
- It needs a steady connection, Wi-Fi or mobile data: the screen is a live video stream.
- The device has microG in place of Google Play services: most apps that need them run, but Google sign-in, Google Play Games, purchases through Google Play and Play Integrity checks may not. The check before the start tells you when an app uses them.
- A session ends after 3 minutes without input, so an idle device does not use up your minutes.
Simple pricing
Start with free minutes, no card. Paid plans differ only in how long they last. One account for this site and the Chrome extension.
Free
Free minutes to try it
Start free- One session or several
- Android 12–15
- Phone screens at 20 fps
- Logcat and recording
Weekly
Cancel anytime
- Everything in Free, plus
- A week of access
- Sharp 2× video at 30 fps
- Foldables and tablets
- Priority in the queue
- Your phone kept for next time
Monthly
Most popularCancel anytime
- Everything in Free, plus
- A month of access
- Sharp 2× video at 30 fps
- Foldables and tablets
- Priority in the queue
- Your phone kept for next time
Yearly
Save 40%$71.90 billed yearly
- Everything in Monthly, plus
- The lowest price a month
- One payment a year
Prices in US dollars; taxes are added at checkout where they apply. Fair use on paid plans: past about 30 hours a month, sessions still run, after other paid ones. The cloud device has microG in place of Google Play services.
32-bit apps on Android: FAQ
Why does my new phone say the app isn't compatible?
Because the app is 32-bit only. Since 2019 Google Play has required new apps and updates to come in 64-bit, and new phones stopped running the old 32-bit ones: Pixel 7 and later refuse them, and the newest processors cannot run them at all. An app that was never updated, or was taken off Google Play, has only its 32-bit version, so the phone says "App not installed as app isn't compatible with your phone", or Google Play says it isn't compatible with your device.
Can I make my phone run 32-bit apps?
No. There is no setting for it: on Pixel 7 and later Android itself refuses 32-bit apps, and on phones with the newest processors the hardware no longer runs 32-bit code. What works is running the app on a device that still can, like the cloud devices here, and using its screen on your phone.
How do I know whether an APK is 32-bit?
Choose it above: the check runs on your phone before anything is uploaded and says "An old 32-bit app" when it is one. Inside an APK, 32-bit code is in lib/armeabi-v7a or lib/armeabi, 64-bit code in lib/arm64-v8a. APKMirror lists the architecture of each download.
Will my game progress stay?
On a paid plan, yes: your phone is kept between sessions with its apps, files and sign-ins, and next time it starts where you left it, with what the game saved. Use the same Android version each time. On the free minutes the device is wiped when the session ends. A phone with a 32-bit app on it always starts in Europe, wherever you are.
Is it free?
A Google account gets 15 free minutes, in one session or several: enough to see whether your game runs. With email, 3. Playing longer, with your phone kept between sessions, is under pricing.
Where do I find the APK of an old game?
APKMirror keeps old versions of many free apps and games; the developer's own website may have one too. If the game is still on an old phone, an APK extractor app there can save it as a file.
Is my APK private?
Before you sign in the file does not leave your phone: it is checked on this page. After that it is uploaded only to start your own device and is deleted from our servers after an hour. See the privacy policy.