Create a temporary version of AndroidManifest.XML that will be used for this APK.Create a unique version code for the APK.Xamarin.Android application, each APK targeting a specific ABI. This guide will address how to script the building multiple APKs for a Google's documentation on multiple APK support. Restrictions on how Google Play supports multiple APKs for an Metadata contained with AndroidManifest.XML. Google Play will ensure that the correct APK isĭelivered to a device based on the application's version code and other Multiple APKs can complicate distribution - a problem that is addressedīy Google Play. Shared libraries for specific CPU's, you can distribute only the Support different CPU architectures - If your application has Size of the APK as you only need to supply a subset of assets and

Creating device specific APK's can reduce the Reduce the size of the APK - Google Play imposes a 100MB size There are some situations where creating multiple APKs

Much simpler to have one APK that can support multiple devices andĬonfigurations.

This is not the recommended approach - it is The same package name but it is compiled for a specific device orĪndroid configuration. Multiple APKs - each APK is signed with the same keystore and shares In some situations it may be advantageous for an application to have This document will discuss how to build an APK that will target a single ABI using Xamarin.Android.

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