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   From: marion@facts.com   
      
   On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:59:08 +0200, Arno Welzel wrote :   
      
      
   >> We're talking about free app installers that the user downloads & installs.   
   >>   
   >> We're talking about what's *different* about Android from other operating   
   >> systems, such as that installer APK is always sitting on the file system.   
   >>> That's unique to Android.   
   >> And that's a good thing.   
   >>   
   >> Because that free installer can be re-used at will.   
   >   
   > Just keep in mind, that newer are not published using APK any longer but   
   > using AAB (Android Application Bundle). This means, the device only gets   
   > an APK generated by Google with files required for that specific device   
   > configuration. This *may* work on other devices as well if they are   
   > similar enough - but you also may have to download the app again on the   
   > other device, for example when the app uses native code which needs to   
   > be specific for the CPU architecture of the device.   
   >   
   > Also see:    
      
   Yup. The Android newsgroup discussed AAB's before that change happened.   
      
    *Google is moving away from APKs on the Play Store*   
    *for new apps as AABs starting in August 2021* (June 30, 2021)   
       
      
   Has anything changed since June 30, 2021 on those details?   
   Specifically, now that we're four years later into AABs, what has changed?   
      
   For me, I haven't noticed anything detrimental. Have you?   
      
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