subject: 4gb New File Size Limit For Android App Developers [print this page] Earlier, Android application developers have seen tough time when they had to restrict their application development to 50 MB file size. Now, they can have a sigh of relief as Google has increased the file size limit to maximum 4 GB. Before, if developers had an application larger than the limit, they had to put remaining files on their server. This concept was not consistent because the users stay uninformed about the real application size before they actually download it.
Another issue was the fifteen minute refund period often got over because the limit time for application starts as soon as the application is downloaded from the market while the remaining files always took extra time to get download from the developers server.
So, Google finally bought cheerful news for the Android developers in the form of increased file size limit upto 4 GB. However, the constraint to original APK will be 50 MB as it was before this announcement. Though, developers can now attach 2 expansion files (each 2 GB) on Android Market servers which were previously not possible.
Google made this useful decision to provide handiness to app developers as well as to bring transparency in the process of application purchase and download. With the new development, users can now foresee the actual size of the application and its extension files before downloading or buying an application.
Android application developers now have the freedom to create high quality applications without bothering about file size. Additionally, developers can now add heavy 3D and HD content in their Android applications. Thus, developers can now create beautiful High definition applications without worrying about its size. Another advantage of the Googles announcement is that developer scan now host their extra files on Google server which undoubtedly faster than any other servers.
Users can also feel relaxed as they can now install the application very speedily on their device and the fifteen minute refund limit will also not commence until the application is fully downloaded on users system. Also, the download and update process can run in the background which was not possible before. Now, users can expect much superior and exclusive applications in the Android market now Google Play.
