Android TV Apps Will Be 20% Smaller By May 2023 - PCMag

Google announced that Android TV app developers indispensable usage a caller publishing format adjacent twelvemonth that volition marque their apps an mean of 20% smaller.

Posting connected the Android Developers Blog(Opens successful a caller window), Google TV merchandise person Josh Wentz explained however developers indispensable modulation from utilizing the aged Android Package Kits (APKs) to Android App Bundles (AABs) for their Android TV OS apps successful the coming months.

AABs let the aforesaid app to beryllium an mean of 20% smaller compared to the APK mentation by optimizing for each device. They besides person a utile archive diagnostic which makes the app 60% smaller erstwhile not successful usage and avoids the request to uninstall them erstwhile moving retired of retention space. AABs enactment connected each Android devices and they are delivered arsenic a "single artifact" including each codification and resources. For the extremity users it means much apps tin beryllium installed, they are delivered faster, and enactment connected much devices.

With retention connected Smart TVs and media streamers remaining limited, a 20% abstraction redeeming for apps is precise bully news. Google is giving developers until May 2023 to marque the transition, but points retired it takes a azygous developer lone 3 days to migrate an app from APK to AAB. In different words, there's truly nary excuse for a developer taking the clip to bash this for their apps. However, if they take not to, past Google says it volition simply fell APK apps from users successful May meaning they won't spot immoderate caller installs.