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Google's Archived APK format is a new way to free up storage on Android
Google announced a new feature for App Bundles, which can 'archive' apps and free up storage by removing parts that don't store data.
Many desktop applications and games allow you to keep local data after an uninstall, but that option is less common on Android. That's especially a problem with phones and tablets, where storage is often more limited. Google is now working on a new solution baked into its development tools: Archived APKs.
Amazon Appstore is working on supporting Android App Bundles
A few months before App Bundles are set to be required on the Google Play Store, Amazon has announced plans to support them as well.
About a year ago, Google announced that it would be requiring developers to use its new App Bundles format on the Play Store. We already wrote an article about this new format and why this requirement is worrying some, but here's a quick recap.
Google details when developers have to use Android App Bundles for publishing on the Play Store
Google on Thursday detailed when developers will have to use Android App Bundles for publishing on the Play Store.
Google on Thursday detailed when developers will have to use Android App Bundles for publishing on the Play Store.
Raccoon, the APK downloader for Google Play, now supports App Bundles
Raccoon, an APK downloader that lets you download apps from the Google Play Store to your desktop, has been updated to support Android App Bundles.
During Google I/O 2018, Google introduced a new app packaging model called Android App Bundles. An Android app bundle contains all of the app's compiled code and resources, but defers APK generation and signing to Google Play. The Google Play Store, through the Dynamic Delivery serving model, uses this app bundle to generate and serve optimized APK's depending on the user's device configuration, ensuring that the user downloads only the code and resources needed for the app to run on their particular device.