.AAB replaces with .APK




Google Play has announced that new apps need to be published with Android App Bundle (AAB) starting from August 2021. Down the line, the .apk will be replaced with .aab format. Google says aab will be applicable for only new apps that are coming to the play store from August 2021. Existing apps are exempted as they are private and published to manage the Google Play users. 

The new .aab format optimizes .apk's for distribution across different devices and languages and it will be 15% small than the apk format apps. The .aab should be no bigger than 150MB. Also, there is play app signing that is required for app bundles. It protects your app signing key by using Google's secure infrastructure and offers the option to upgrade to a new cryptographically stronger app signing key. Companies developing mobile applications should follow these criteria to get their apps verified in near future.

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