Search icon CANCEL
Subscription
0
Cart icon
Your Cart (0 item)
Close icon
You have no products in your basket yet
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Android High Performance Programming

You're reading from   Android High Performance Programming Build fast and efficient Android apps that run as reliably as clockwork in a multi-device world

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785288951
Length 412 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Tools
Arrow right icon
Authors (2):
Arrow left icon
Enrique López Mañas Enrique López Mañas
Author Profile Icon Enrique López Mañas
Enrique López Mañas
Diego Grancini Diego Grancini
Author Profile Icon Diego Grancini
Diego Grancini
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction: Why High Performance? FREE CHAPTER 2. Efficient Debugging 3. Building Layouts 4. Memory 5. Multithreading 6. Networking 7. Security 8. Optimizing Battery Consumption 9. Native Coding in Android 10. Performance Tips Index

APK optimizations


When everything is done, the code is developed and tested, and users are waiting for an update of our application, we use it to build an APK file to distribute through the Google Play Store or anywhere else. However, due to multiple factors, the resulting APK file is forever getting bigger: new feature implementations, new, different configurations to support, new Android versions, more libraries used in the application, and so on. This way, we are forcing our users to use more bandwidth to update it and more storage to save it. In addition, there is a limit to the APK size that can be uploaded and distributed via the store. So, are we sure that we are doing well? What can we do to reduce the file size? Let's try to give an answer to these questions in the following pages from different points of view.

Removing unused code

High-level languages consider reusability of the code to improve development times and reduce debugging. It is also helpful to minimize the APK file size...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime
Banner background image