Well I wouldn't go quite so far as to absolutely say it is too big. For 99.9% of apps, it is probably too big, but there will surely be ones where it makes sense. To help calibrate, consider that the more space you use, the less things the user will be able to do with their device (less apps that can be installed, less data stored in internal flash). So unusually large applications should have some unusually compelling reason to be so big, or else users won't install and use your app.
On Mar 27, 4:31 pm, "Megha Joshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > The 8MB file is too large to be packaged with the application. The > recommended way to do this would be to install the application and then > download the file. Please see the post from Dianne below on the .apk size > limits:http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/c287b78edf7885ea > > Thanks, > Megha > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:35 PM, OmarFlores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > The included files get zipped in the resources.ap_ and being text it > > will become much smaller. The problem though could be at the time > > when you need to extract the information from it. Have you considered > > splitting the file by regions? Asia, Americas, etc... Or even > > further, by country. That way you would end up with files in the > > order of tens of KB. > > > Hope it helps, > > > Omar Flores > > > On Mar 27, 8:03 am, dr123 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is an 8mb file included with my app too much of a space? it is a text > > > file with the list of all cities in the world. > > > > aris --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
