Google has revealed a significant change for developers who need to list their applications on Google Play that could influence the Android application ecosystem. Right now, the standard format for application publishing is the APK, yet starting in August, Google will require that new Play applications are published rather using the Android App Bundle.
On a Google page about Android App Bundle, the association advances various potential updates with the new format, for instance, more humble application downloads for users. Nonetheless, the format has a catch: Android App Bundles are a format that solitary Google Play uses, which could befuddle application redistribution.
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The condition of Google’s revelation also comes just a brief time after Microsoft revealed Windows 11, which can let you sideload Android applications as APKs. Google’s change to App Bundles may suggest that there will be less applications open to run on Microsoft’s new operating system, notwithstanding you’ll similarly have the alternative to get Android applications on Windows 11 from the Amazon Appstore.
The need to use Android App Bundles simply applies to new applications, according to Google. “Existing applications are at present barred, as are private applications being published to supervised Google Play users,” the association says. Additionally, in the event that you’re a developer expecting conveying another application, you simply gain some short experiences to guarantee you’re using the new format.