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Doc change: update max apk size supported by Play.

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Dirk Dougherty
2015-10-05 13:53:07 -07:00
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docs/html/distribute/tools/launch-checklist.jd
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<p>
The overall size of your app can affect its design and how you publish it on
Google Play. Currently, the maximum size for an APK published on Google Play
is <strong>50 MB</strong>. If your app exceeds that size, or if you want to
is <strong>100 MB</strong>. If your app exceeds that size, or if you want to
offer a secondary download, you can use <a href=
"{@docRoot}google/play/expansion-files.html">APK Expansion Files</a>, which
Google Play will host for free on its server infrastructure and automatically
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ data-maxresults="6">
<ul>
<li>
<p>
The maximum size for an APK published on Google Play is 50 MB.
The maximum size for an APK published on Google Play is 100 MB.
</p>
</li>

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docs/html/google/play/expansion-files.jd
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page.title=APK Expansion Files
page.metaDescription=If your app needs more than the 50MB APK max, use free APK expansion files from Google Play.
page.metaDescription=If your app needs more than the 100MB APK max, use free APK expansion files from Google Play.
page.tags="apk size, apk max, large assets"
@jd:body
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ page.tags="apk size, apk max, large assets"
<div id="qv">
<h2>Quickview</h2>
<ul>
<li>Recommended for most apps that exceed the 50MB APK limit</li>
<li>Recommended for most apps that exceed the 100MB APK limit</li>
<li>You can provide up to 4GB of additional data for each APK</li>
<li>Google Play hosts and serves the expansion files at no charge</li>
<li>The files can be any file type you want and are saved to the device's shared storage</li>
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ APK Support</a></li>
<p>Google Play currently requires that your APK file be no more than 50MB. For most
<p>Google Play currently requires that your APK file be no more than 100MB. For most
applications, this is plenty of space for all the application's code and assets.
However, some apps need more space for high-fidelity graphics, media files, or other large assets.
Previously, if your app exceeded 50MB, you had to host and download the additional resources
Previously, if your app exceeded 100MB, you had to host and download the additional resources
yourself when the user opens the app. Hosting and serving the extra files can be costly, and the
user experience is often less than ideal. To make this process easier for you and more pleasant
for users, Google Play allows you to attach two large expansion files that supplement your
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ code from you.</p>
application:</p>
<ol>
<li>First determine whether your application absolutely requires more than 50MB per installation.
<li>First determine whether your application absolutely requires more than 100MB per installation.
Space is precious and you should keep your total application size as small as possible. If your app
uses more than 50MB in order to provide multiple versions of your graphic assets for multiple screen
uses more than 100MB in order to provide multiple versions of your graphic assets for multiple screen
densities, consider instead publishing <a
href="{@docRoot}google/play/publishing/multiple-apks.html">multiple APKs</a> in which each APK
contains only the assets required for the screens that it targets.</li>

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docs/html/google/play/publishing/multiple-apks.jd
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alternative resources for different configurations (for example, different layouts for different
screen sizes) and the Android system selects the appropriate resources for the device at runtime. In
a few cases, however, a single APK is unable to support all device configurations, because
alternative resources make the APK file too big (greater than 50MB) or other technical challenges
alternative resources make the APK file too big (greater than 100MB) or other technical challenges
prevent a single APK from working on all devices.</p>
<p>Although <strong>we encourage you to develop and publish a single APK</strong> that supports as
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ multiple APKs as the same application.</p>
<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> You should generally use multiple APKs to support
different device configurations <strong>only when your APK is too large</strong> (greater than
50MB) due to the alternative resources needed for different device configurations.
100MB) due to the alternative resources needed for different device configurations.
Using a single APK to support different configurations is always the best practice,
because it makes the path for application updates simple and clear for users (and also makes
your life simpler by avoiding development and publishing complexity). Read the section below about
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ public void onSurfaceChanged(GL10 gl, int w, int h) {
<h3 id="ScreenOptions">Supporting multiple screens</h3>
<p>Unless your APK file exceeds the Google Play size limit of 50MB, supporting multiple screens
<p>Unless your APK file exceeds the Google Play size limit of 100MB, supporting multiple screens
should always be done with a single APK. Since Android 1.6, the Android system manages most of the
work required for your application to run successfully on a variety of screen sizes and
densities.</p>