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Increasing the apk size limit

I was trying to reach out to dev@clover.com. As there is no reply, posting it here.


We are planning to release a feature update to our application by integrating with an SDK which implements inbuilt processing algorithms enabling the app to work in offline mode.

Due to this SDK, the app size has been increased to ~160MB. We see that clover has a limit of app upload size of 50MB.


Is there a way to increase the app size limit?

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Jeffrey Blattman avatar image Jeffrey Blattman ♦♦ commented ·

Make sure you give this a read:

https://developer.android.com/topic/performance/reduce-apk-size

Specifically, make sure you are using minify in your build parameters. Usually APKs get large from assets. 160MB of code (that's actually being used) is a little unusual.

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karthik avatar image karthik Jeffrey Blattman ♦♦ commented ·

Thanks for the reply Jeffrey, Yes we did all the required enhancements already.

The ability of the SDK to provide complex biometric features in offline mode has lead to the increase in apk size. Hence we don't have an option but to ask for an increase in the app size limit. Thanks.

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  • Split APKs: Use Android App Bundles or APK Expansion Files to keep the main APK under 50MB and deliver additional resources separately.


    Optimize Your APK: Remove unnecessary resources, use ProGuard or R8 to shrink and obfuscate code, and compress assets.


    Reach Out Again: Contact Clover support once more through different channels or developer forums.


If you want to get modified version of alight motion then visit https://alightmotionsapps.com


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