Why is Expo size too big for apk?

The size for an Expo app on iOS is approximately 33mb (download), and Android is about 20mb. This is because Expo includes a bunch of APIs regardless of whether or not you are using them – this lets you push over the air updates to use new APIs, but comes at the cost of binary size.

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How do I reduce the size of the Expo app?

If you want to upload it in play store then it much better that you run expo build:android -t app-bundle and upload it . At play store bundle reduce their size approx. 30-40% of its actual size. If you want to run build directly to your android without uploading play store then you need to run expo build:android -t apk.

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Can I reduce app size?

One of the simple ways to make your APK smaller is to reduce the number and size of the resources it contains. In particular, you can remove resources that your app no longer uses, and you can use scalable Drawable objects in place of image files.

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Why are expo apps so big?

The size for an app built with expo build on iOS is approximately 20mb (download), and Android is about 15mb. This is because a bunch of APIs are included regardless of whether or not you are using them — this lets you publish updates that use new APIs, but comes at the cost of binary size.

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