Google proposed Web Bundles could threaten the Web as we know it

Web Bundles is a new proposed standard by Google designed to change the Web fundamentally. The main idea behind the technology is that sites may bundle a full webpage into a single file.

Currently, when you open a webpage in any browser, content, e.g. images or scripts, gets loaded individually. The web browser parses the source of the webpage and loads the content based on the references that it finds in the code.

Google notes on the Web Bundles announcement page on its Web Dev website:

A Web Bundle is a file format for encapsulating one or more HTTP resources in a single file. It can include one or more HTML files, JavaScript files, images, or stylesheets.

Web Bundles are part of the company's Web Packaging proposal that also include Signed HTTP Exchanges and Loading. The technology offers several unique features and benefits according to Google that include that they load "near instantly when served locally", "enables executable JavaScript", or easier sharing of resources.

https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/30/google-proposed-web-bundles-could-threaten-the-web-as-we-know-it/

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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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