14 DAY TRIAL // Today brings us some good news for Android developers. Google has just updated the file size limitation for APKs submitted to its Play Store, increasing it from 50MB to 100MB, which is a pretty exciting development.
The doubling of the size of allowed APK files is meant to support richer apps and more graphic-intensive games. So from now on, developers are free to upload larger files, but a warning will be given once their app exceeds the 100MB threshold. Still, there is still the option of using expansion files for apps that exceed 100MB.
The default update setting will continue to auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only, thus allowing larger games and apps to be accessed with no massive data drainage being involved. Google has also advised developers not to forget about data connectivity and caps, app performance and install time when thinking of increasing the size of their apps.
It seems like a busy week for Google, who is also expected to be hosting a major press event during which the next-gen Nexus devices will be announced. This year, Huawei and LG have been tasked with building the latest Nexus phones that will come alongside the much anticipated Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system.
The event will be hosted later today, and we expect to hear other interesting tidbits from Google. Don’t forget to check up with us later.