Android App Bundles, which may be shortened to AABs, will change the way Android apps are packaged and, more importantly, delivered.

Google announced enhancements to its new Android App Bundle publishing format that shrinks the size of app downloads, which have steadily grown to the point they inhibit device installations.

And now, Google TV and Android TV will require Android App Bundles that are archivable starting in May 2023 to save storage for users,” Josh Wentz, Product Management at Google TV.

Android TV will require App Bundles in 2023, should reduce app size by 20% Bundles save space, with the tradeoff that developers give Google the app-signing keys.

In its latest Android Studio 4.2, currently in Canary, Google has made significant improvements to the Android App Bundle format by introducing Play Asset Delivery (PAD) and dynamic modules ...