Ohh genius! I never knew this service existed. This will help greatly and save me some money as well! Also it saves me having to fully implement and test my download code.
Thanks for that! Cool looks like you can even set up test accounts for application licensing which it uses to provide the download URL. I guess if I wanted to release onto different markets I could create a separate APK, I guess I'll have to see how far the app goes first and if extending onto other markets is worth it. On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 1:04:47 PM UTC+12, Nikolay Elenkov wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:08 AM, saernz <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hiya! > > > > I'm creating an app which requires a large database to work (about > 15mb). I > > have decided > > to not include it in the apk because I think some people might dislike > > having such a big file stored > > on their phone memory, and have instead decided to have my application > > download the database on first > > use and to store it on the SD Card. > > > > I guess I have two questions: > > 1) Is it a good idea in this situation to separate the database from the > > main apk package and host it else where, or is it completely possible to > > include such a large file in the apk package? > > > > 2) If I end up requiring the user to download the database on first run, > > where would the best place be to host the file? I've been considering > google > > drive and maybe dropbox, but I'm concerned mainly > > with the amount of bandwidth that is allowed each day > ... > > You can have Google Play host it for you at no additional cost: > > http://developer.android.com/guide/google/play/expansion-files.html > > They also handle authentication, integrity checking, etc. > > The downside is that you cannot use the same APK on other app > markets, since this depends on your Google Play account, etc. > -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
