I just wonder what the actual working process of app bundle is. How does it work in devices in comparison with the APK file?
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Dec 31, 2019, 5:28:08 AM via Website
Dec 31, 2019 5:28:08 AM via Website
App bundles are publishing format, whereas APK (Android application Package) is the packaging format which eventually will be installed on device. Google uses app bundle to generate and serve optimized APKs for each user’s device configuration, so they download only the code and resources they need to run your app. Therefore, users can get smaller and more optimized downloads.
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Dec 31, 2019, 9:37:07 AM via Website
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An apk is a full package for an Android application to be installed on an android device.
But an aab is a file that developers can upload to Google Play to support Dynamic Delivery.
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Mar 15, 2021, 2:55:09 PM via Website
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APK stands for Android App Package. An APK is basically a file that’s ready to be installed on a user’s device. APKs have all of the app’s files and code inside. You can think of it as a .zip file but with its own particular extension. Just as you can find compressed files with extensions in .rar or .zip, you can have .apk. AAB stands for Android Application Bundle. Just as APK is an extension, AAB files also have the extension .aab.
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Jul 26, 2021, 12:50:59 PM via Website
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APK has been the go-to distribution app package on Android since its inception. An APK primarily consists of app codes, heavy resources such as image, audio, etc., and an app signing key generated by the developer.
AAB is a container that hosts a base APK and multiple split-APKs. Basically, AAB is a publishing format that a developer submits to the Play Store while APK is the packaging format for Android apps that you install on your device.
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Sep 16, 2021, 12:36:17 PM via Website
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App Bundles also benefit from simpler add-on module loading and enhanced support for large assets such as game content. According to Google, all of this typically results in a 15% reduction in download size, compared to the same app distributed as an APK.
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