Ask HN: Why do Android apps take up so much disk?

I'd imagine some of it is functionality that you dont see behind the scenes, like syncing, or features you don't use. I would also imagine that they contain ads, tracking, etc if they came from the carrier's build (like Verizon). I have some some small apps, and they are easily under a couple MBs.

String localization files can't be compressed unless you manage strings outside the normal Android string management; that can make a big difference.

Then you might have images for lots of different phone sizes, and maybe native libraries for different architectures.

And then there's lots of library bloat. My barely does anything, doesn't intentionally use any non built-in libraries, fairly small app takes 8 MB, I'd mark that as something close to the minimum size, although you calculator app is much smaller.

This is not only the case of Android, but also iOS. Now that mobile phones run more smoothly, you need a faster computer to run the system, which will take up a lot of memory. For the same reason, your APP content is richer. In the past, APP was a simple function. Now any APP basically has privacy functions such as recording, positioning, background refreshing, camera, etc. These functions all need to take up memory, such as your shopping software. https://www.mydresshut.com/ To buy a good-looking dress, you need to apply various functions such as search program, browsing program, shopping cart, payment program, etc. These functions are memory