Android increases app size limit to 4GB

Android developers, until now, had to limit their applications to 50 MB, so that Android users could download apps comfortably, without it taking too much of a toll on bandwidth or phone memory. However, now Android's opened the gate and is allowing developers to sell apps at a 4GB maximum. This should help with applications that are high quality 3D games, which require more resources. According to the Android Developers blog, the size of developers' APK files will still be restricted to 50 MB, but developers can add expansions to their APKs. Each app can have up to two extensions of 2GB maximum each. The Android Market will host those files to offer developers convenience. Users will see the size of the app and all the files and extensions, before they download and/or purchase.

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