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Copy edited (e.g. ref. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29>).
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Peter Mortensen
edit approved Sep 26, 2015 at 17:30
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This is definitely true concerning androidAndroid applications. Four years ago, a simple app took about 2-5 Megabytemegabyte space. Nowadays a simple app takes about 10-20 Megabytemegabyte space.

The more space available, the bigger the app size.

I think that there are two main reasons in case of androidAndroid:

  • Google expanded the androidAndroid framework, added a lot of new functionality.

  • Developers do not care anymore. Images are included in a far higher resolution (of course the smartphone screen resolutions increased), third party-party libraries are thoughtlessly included  .

This is definitely true concerning android applications. Four years ago, a simple app took about 2-5 Megabyte space. Nowadays a simple app takes about 10-20 Megabyte space.

The more space available, the bigger the app size.

I think that there are two main reasons in case of android:

  • Google expanded the android framework, added a lot of new functionality.

  • Developers do not care anymore. Images are included in a far higher resolution (of course the smartphone screen resolutions increased), third party libraries are thoughtlessly included  .

This is definitely true concerning Android applications. Four years ago, a simple app took about 2-5 megabyte space. Nowadays a simple app takes about 10-20 megabyte space.

The more space available, the bigger the app size.

I think that there are two main reasons in case of Android:

  • Google expanded the Android framework, added a lot of new functionality.

  • Developers do not care anymore. Images are included in a far higher resolution (of course the smartphone screen resolutions increased), third-party libraries are thoughtlessly included.

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This is definitely true concerning android applications. Four years ago, a simple app took about 2-5 Megabyte space. Nowadays a simple app takes about 10-20 Megabyte space.

The more space available, the bigger the app size.

I think that there are two main reasons in case of android:

  • Google expanded the android framework, added a lot of new functionality.

  • Developers do not care anymore. Images are included in a far higher resolution (of course the smartphone screen resolutions increased), third party libraries are thoughtlessly included .