Google revealed the Android App Bundle (AAB) format in 2018, splitting an app into several smaller files in order to reduce the download and install size. The search giant has since mandated that ...

However, Amazon will not mandate the new .aab file type for developers to submit to its Appstore, nor will they have to resubmit an app published in APK format.

With a newer format comes some benefits. On the top of the list, Google states that AAB files are 15% smaller than APKs overall. This, of course, leads to faster download speeds.

Besides AAB being the future of Android app installation, this change will help developers test the actual dynamic AAB files of their next release instead of an older style APK file, meaning a ...

Welcome to the third episode of our new series: Ask Windows Central, where we answer our communities most asked questions around Microsoft, Windows, Surface, Xbox, and the general tech ...