Apple made waves last year when they announced the iPhone 5s, not so much for its design or its features, but because of the A7 chipset which effectively made the iPhone 5s the first modern day smartphone to sport a 64-bit processor. Some have argued that such a move wasn’t necessary, but we later saw that other chipset manufacturers soon followed in Apple’s footsteps.
Now Apple had sent out reminders to developers asking them to ensure that their apps are 64-bit compatible, and recently Apple has issued another reminder to developers informing them of their deadline which is by the 1st of June. The June date is for app updates that will update the app to support the 64-bit processor.
According to a post on Apple’s website, “As we announced in October, beginning on February 1, 2015 new iOS apps submitted to the App Store must include 64-bit support and be built with the iOS 8 SDK. Beginning June 1, 2015 app updates will also need to follow the same requirements.”
However as for new apps, Apple has stated that come 1st February 2015, all new app submission must include 64-bit support, which means if you are looking for more apps that takes advantage of the 64-bit chipset found inside your iPhone, then come 1st February onwards you should be able to find a handful of apps that do that.