Google Play will start requiring new apps to be published with the Android App Bundle starting August 2021. This will replace the APK as the standard publishing format

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/06/the-future-of-android-app-bundles-is.html

#aab #apk

Google Play store will start requiring new apps to be published with the Android App Bundle (.aab) starting August 2021. This will replace the .apk as the standard publishing format

Official blogs from Product manager at Google Play:

Upsides of android app bundle format summarised in his medium blog
https://medium.com/googleplaydev/what-a-new-publishing-format-means-for-the-future-of-android-2e34981793a

Android developers blog
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/06/the-future-of-android-app-bundles-is.html

⚠️ These are some of the concerns:

I'm scared of App Bundles
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/cueflw/im_scared_of_app_bundles/

Initial Thoughts on Code Transparency
https://commonsware.com/blog/2021/06/29/initial-thoughts-code-transparency.html

Why Google Play's APK replacement is scaring some security experts
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-play-apk-replacement-pros-cons/

Android App Bundles are replacing APKs – why it matters
https://www.slashgear.com/android-app-bundles-are-replacing-apks-why-it-matters-29680485/

Google sunsets Android APKs for App Bundles instead
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-apks-sunset-1636829/

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