Feature request: Reduce app size by including only specific features

Question

The apk app size is really big even after applying abi filters as described in the docs. Some apps only want to display a simple map and don't care about many other features that are in the native libs.

It would be great if we are able to include or exclude specific features that we don't want or need. SDKs like mapbox only bump the app size by around 5 to 10mb.

Maybe someone can also explain why the native libs are so big?

JulianBissekkou · Answer

Thanks for your answer. I don't see how we can integrate that in our existing App. 
We only have a really smart portion in our app that displays a map. Developing this App inside the AppStudio isn't something we want to do.

Shubham_Sharma · Answer

@JulianBissekkou Hi,

Check out the doc and follow the instructions for reducing the APK size: https://developers.arcgis.com/android/license-and-deployment/reduce-your-apk-size/

The size large size of the SDK is due to a lot of new features added to the SDK since release 100.5.0 giving users a lot more control over their applications. To build simple native GIS apps with smaller sizes check out App Builders offered by ESRI:

* ArcGIS Instant Apps
* ArcGIS AppStudio