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I'm looking for some clarification on the meaning of base, instant, and installed modules.

I checked out this link (https://developer.android.com/topic/google-play-instant/faqs) and found that

The size of the instant app (base feature plus any included dependent feature) should be as small as possible...For an instant app with multiple features, you must add the size of the base feature APK to a single feature APK. The total size of both these APKs must be under 4MB.

Having worked through both Google codelabs, I understand the difference between one-feature and multi-feature modules. My question refers to the scenario in which there is only one feature module, the base module.

So, for instance, could the base module be 4 MB in size, and the installed module contain 16 MB more code in addition to that 4 MB to build an APK with total size of 20 MB? Will the Google Play Store accept my app (both as installed and instant version), as long as the instant APK is 4 MB or less, no matter how big the installed APK is?

Ken White
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If there is only one module that is the base module, that module must be under 4 MB in size for an instant app.

The installed app (APK) can be over 4 MB and can be as large as a standard installable APK can be (I've seen them over 100 MB).

dazza5000
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