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APK Expansion Files include additional data that is required for an Android App if the file size of the App is bigger than 50 MB. It is downloaded and hosted by the Google Play Store.

Google Play currently requires that your APK file be no more than 50MB. If your app exceeds 50MB, Google Play allows you to attach up to two APK expansion files that supplement your APK.

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Can't Write to .obb directory for Expansion file

I am having major issues with my ".obb" directory which I need for expansion files. I can create a directories under it, but I can not place a data file in the directory. For example, I try to copy main.1.com.abc.groovebasstrial to…
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Using google play expansion files

I've just finished an app which is about 100MB and I need to use expansion files for the first time. I've looked through this tutorial http://ankitthakkar90.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/apk-expansion-files-in-android-with.html, but I don't understand the…
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Google Play, version codes, and APK expansion files

On Google Play lets say I publish an APK app with version code = 1, and I also publish a related APK expansion file. Now at some later stage I publish a new APK app with version code 2. Will the old APK expansion file (i.e. the one related to…
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Published apk crashes, while manually installed signed don't

I'm trying to publish an application of mine. All wen't fine, but when I downloaded from Google Play, it simply crashed. I'm using the apk expansions, which are downloading, and they are in their right place. Doing the exact same thing when I…
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How download expansion file associated with a different app?

I have multiple apps and I want users to be able to get the expansion file of one app, from another. I know how to provide it the correct public key, but what else needs to be done to pull this off? Has anyone tried such a thing? My apps use the…
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Using resources directly from Expansion file

How to create texture directly from expansion files. We get InputStream, now how to use this Input Stream. If I convert in bitmap and then use it start giving outofmemory. I have tried ZipResourceFile expansionFile =…
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Downloading Expansion File using DownloaderClientMarshaller not working

I am attempting to integrate the SampleDownloader provided for Google Play into my code. I am using fragments and I call the the following statement from my fragment "mDownloaderClientStub = DownloaderClientMarshaller.CreateStub …
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Expansion library: How to implement IDownloaderClient and update UI?

I've been following the guide on implementing APK expansion files, and I've hit a bit of a snafu with the Downloader Library (example implementation, which I've been following). The IDownloaderClient interface has the following method…
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Android Expansion files with one time download

From the android developer guide it is said that we cannot upload the apk files which exceeds 5oMb. For further size we need to use the expansion files. My question is that is there any way to make the users download the complete assets by selecting…
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Image from Android expansion file appears too small

I am in the process of implementing expansion files for my Android app. So far, I've placed several images and audio files into the main expansion file (I am not using the patch expansion file). None of the files have been compressed. Through the…
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android expansion file update

I have published a apk but now I want to change few images in expansion file, is there any way to update only expansion file without uploading new apk ? If yes what about users already downloaded app with old expansion ?
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Overwrite Expansion File (Android)

My expansion file is 200 Mb. I can't see it viable to pull files out of it in realtime (too slow for my purposes). So, I'm extracting all of them to regular files in other folder. Now, I want to save some space on the card for my beloved user by…
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Access mp4 files from Android Expansion files

Found similar but no one seems to respond on this I have been referring this blog for my development. I was able to play mp4 videos without any trouble when they were in R.raw. When I moved them to the expansion files Im getting issues with the…
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Android APK Expansion testing with multiple accounts

My application is a paid application which is also using apk expansion library. For testing I have added a test account in my developer console say xyz@gmail.com And it's working as expected (Expansion files are downloaded) when I am testing with a…
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Unable to upload the APK expansion file on Google Play

I'm using unity android, and I'm trying to upload my app. It's a 80Mo app, so I had to split it. Here is how I set up the Other Settings in player prefs (unity3d): Bundle identifier: com.CompanyName.APKName (that's an example obviously ) Bundle…
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