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Ask HN: Why is FB app for Android so big?
140MB on Lollipop running on Nexus 5 after deleting data/cache.
- smt88 12y agoUnzip the APK and find out.
- vortico 12y agoI'm curious as well, although I don't own a smart phone and can't find out for myself.
- smt88 12y agoI got the API from this site: http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/ http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/ (app path is com.facebook.katana) The extracted APK only totaled 51.6 MB. A lot of it was from the assets and libraries, as you might imagine. It doesn't explain why the size on OP's device was so large.
- on_and_off 12y agoThe installation process on Lollipop includes the compilation of the apk dex files to the native oat format. I don't know if it is enough to account for such a difference though, but I am not an ART expert.
- wallflower 12y agoFB is known for shipping code to enable multiple versions of their app inside a single APK for A/B testing purposes.