Android APK size limit

A large APK has no relationship of slow runtime performance . It depends how you manage the resources. However, a large APK does impact Sales Performance, as users prefer to download smaller apps in Google Market.

It is true that mobile application users are not much concerned about navigating across the mobile screen, vertically or horizontally, as long as they get the content they need. Still, many times it is found that the size really matters when it comes to overall user experience .

Because the APK files install apps on your system, they can pose a serious security threat . A person will malicious intentions could modify the APK before you install it, then use it as a digital Trojan horse to install and run malware.

Overview. Each time you upload an APK using the Google Play Console, you have the option to add one or two expansion files to the APK. Each file can be up to 2GB and it can be any format you choose, but we recommend you use a compressed file to conserve bandwidth during the download.27 Eki 2021

Yes, depending on the nature of your app (and the quality of your architecture) it will be a bit more work to optimise your app ; but simply using App Bundles can be done by the flip of a switch and requires no adjustments to your code at all.

Android projects (in general) contain source code, which gets compiled to class files that end up in the APK. Compiled files are smaller than the source code – for example they strip all the comments out of the file (you do include comments in your source files don’t you!)