Google introduced the Android App Bundle format in May of 2018 at I/O as part of its modern development push. The AAB standard will become the default for new applications published to the Play Store ...

Software previously available as single APKs can now only be found as app bundles. Bundles, while efficient to download, make distribution outside the Play Store much more difficult. When’s the last ...

The use of smart television continues to increase. For this reason, software and hardware manufacturers are trying to improve the user experience by adding new features. Lastly, Google has made a ...

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Over the past few years, Google has been transitioning to Android App Bundles as part of modernizing development practices. In May of 2023, App Bundles that support archiving will be required for ...

Android TV is going to be less storage-greedy in the future. Google announced that Android’s space-saving app file format, Android App Bundles (AABs), will finally be the standard on Android TV. By ...

Google is introducing a major shift in the way that apps work on Android—and while the changes might not be too noticeable to consumers, it's important to be aware of what's happening and why, if ...

Android's app file format, the APK (Android PacKage), has been with us since the 2008 launch of Android. It's portable, easy to create since it's just a structured .zip file, and widely supported by a ...