Mainly 50 MB sizes are just enough for virtually any android applications. One of the widely recognized android game Angry Birds Rio has got the file size of 19 MB. However there are some types of apps e.g. high-quality 3D interactive games maintaining advanced 3-D graphics, audio, and video which requires more resources.
Before I proceed, It may be clear that Android apps were free to go over the size and style limit (50 MB) earlier also; nonetheless developers had to host the data unassisted.
Historically, when user try to find such larger sized apps or game from Android market, after downloading the core app, user is urged to install additional files to complete the download. These additional files needed to be hosted by developers.
Evidently the file size of all of these additional files (which might be in GB'S) were not considered while showing the app size of that game/app on Android Market.
Hence occasionally a user may feel fooled as regards to app/game of 10 MB (as per app size shown in android market) we must install additional 1-2 GB of this particular data after installing the core apk.
Still downloading this extra data were often making expiry of the refund time. (Google presents a 15 min Refund window for paid apps. Whenever you download an app and you uninstall within 15 mins, you'll be able to automatically receive the refund on your purchased rate.
Though for a more impressive apps or games, downloading the additional data were often inducing expiry in this refund time as downloading with this additional data may takes several minutes.)
What's Great Now immediately following this update? As Google has extended the Android app size restriction from 50 MB to 4GB to share in Android Market, these additional documents will now be hosted on Google's server and developers will not have to have these additional files on their own expenditures on some third party server.
As there will be considerably less hindrance on the app size, we can expect to have some more amazing good-quality application in Android Market. As most of that data can be totally integrated into the APK and the expansion file, user will be able to see the absolute size of the app in Android Market just before attaining and downloading it.
Most Interestingly, unlike earlier, the refund window will commence only when you have installed all the files. For Most newer devices, the expansion files will be instantly discovered when you download the core app from android market. Having said that for older devices Google will supply 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 may be clear that Android apps were free to go over the size and style limit (50 MB) earlier also; nonetheless developers had to host the data unassisted.
Historically, when user try to find such larger sized apps or game from Android market, after downloading the core app, user is urged to install additional files to complete the download. These additional files needed to be hosted by developers.
Evidently the file size of all of these additional files (which might be in GB'S) were not considered while showing the app size of that game/app on Android Market.
Hence occasionally a user may feel fooled as regards to app/game of 10 MB (as per app size shown in android market) we must install additional 1-2 GB of this particular data after installing the core apk.
Still downloading this extra data were often making expiry of the refund time. (Google presents a 15 min Refund window for paid apps. Whenever you download an app and you uninstall within 15 mins, you'll be able to automatically receive the refund on your purchased rate.
Though for a more impressive apps or games, downloading the additional data were often inducing expiry in this refund time as downloading with this additional data may takes several minutes.)
What's Great Now immediately following this update? As Google has extended the Android app size restriction from 50 MB to 4GB to share in Android Market, these additional documents will now be hosted on Google's server and developers will not have to have these additional files on their own expenditures on some third party server.
As there will be considerably less hindrance on the app size, we can expect to have some more amazing good-quality application in Android Market. As most of that data can be totally integrated into the APK and the expansion file, user will be able to see the absolute size of the app in Android Market just before attaining and downloading it.
Most Interestingly, unlike earlier, the refund window will commence only when you have installed all the files. For Most newer devices, the expansion files will be instantly discovered when you download the core app from android market. Having said that for older devices Google will supply 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. Jason is also a renowned stamp collector and art collector, who graduated from Columbia University. Jason enjoys reading about mobile use in his spare time.
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