Mostly 50 MB size is enough for any kind of android applications. One of the reputable android game Angry Birds Rio possesses the file size of 19 MB. However there are some forms of apps e.g. high-quality 3D interactive games maintaining advanced 3-D graphics, audio, and video which needs more resources.
Before I proceed, It must be clear that Android apps were actually free to go faster the size limit (50 MB) earlier also; having said that developers needed to host the data unassisted.
Conventionally, when user attempt to find such bigger apps or game from Android market, after downloading the core app, user is compelled to install supplementary files to complete the download. These additional files needed to be hosted by developers.
Unquestionably the file size of each of these additional files (which may be in GB'S) were not regarded while showing the app size of that game/app on Android Market.
Hence frequently even a user may feel fooled as for app/game of 10 MB (as per app size shown in android market) we should install additional 1-2 GB of data after installing the core apk.
Still downloading this additional data were often linking to expiry of the refund time. (Google offers a 15 min Refund window for paid apps. If ever you download an app and also you uninstall within 15 mins, you'll be able to automatically receive the refund for your purchased price tag.
However For a greater apps or games, downloading the excess data were often inducing expiry in this refund time as downloading of the additional data may takes several minutes.)
What's Great Now subsequent to this update? As Google has elevated the Android app size restriction from 50 MB to 4GB to share in Android Market, these additional data files will now be hosted on Google's server and developers will not have to host these additional files on their own expenditures on some third party server.
As there will be less restriction on the app size, we can expect to have some more amazing quality application in Android Market. As all that data can be fully enclosed into the APK and the expansion file, user will be able to view the whole size of the app in Android Market before investing in and downloading it.
Most Curiously, unlike earlier, the refund window will begin only if you have installed all the files. For Most newer devices, the expansion files will be immediately downloaded when you download the core app from android market. Notwithstanding for more aged devices Google will present a downloaded library (developer tool) to download the expansion file. In short this update from Google is positive for both Developers and Users.
Before I proceed, It must be clear that Android apps were actually free to go faster the size limit (50 MB) earlier also; having said that developers needed to host the data unassisted.
Conventionally, when user attempt to find such bigger apps or game from Android market, after downloading the core app, user is compelled to install supplementary files to complete the download. These additional files needed to be hosted by developers.
Unquestionably the file size of each of these additional files (which may be in GB'S) were not regarded while showing the app size of that game/app on Android Market.
Hence frequently even a user may feel fooled as for app/game of 10 MB (as per app size shown in android market) we should install additional 1-2 GB of data after installing the core apk.
Still downloading this additional data were often linking to expiry of the refund time. (Google offers a 15 min Refund window for paid apps. If ever you download an app and also you uninstall within 15 mins, you'll be able to automatically receive the refund for your purchased price tag.
However For a greater apps or games, downloading the excess data were often inducing expiry in this refund time as downloading of the additional data may takes several minutes.)
What's Great Now subsequent to this update? As Google has elevated the Android app size restriction from 50 MB to 4GB to share in Android Market, these additional data files will now be hosted on Google's server and developers will not have to host these additional files on their own expenditures on some third party server.
As there will be less restriction on the app size, we can expect to have some more amazing quality application in Android Market. As all that data can be fully enclosed into the APK and the expansion file, user will be able to view the whole size of the app in Android Market before investing in and downloading it.
Most Curiously, unlike earlier, the refund window will begin only if you have installed all the files. For Most newer devices, the expansion files will be immediately downloaded when you download the core app from android market. Notwithstanding for more aged devices Google will present a downloaded library (developer tool) to download the expansion file. In short this update from Google is positive for both Developers and Users.
About the Author:
Jason L. Beanster is a mobile phone enthusiast and Test Mobile Applications advocate. He is also a great stamp collector and hunter, who graduated from Columbia University. He enjoys reading about mobile use in his spare time.
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