The new app bundles format is a worrying trend! If it’s truly exclusive to the Play Store and can’t be brought to Aurora Store or the Android package installer somehow and APKs start to fizzle out, users of degoogled Android ROMs are going to suffer. If some big name apps are only available as AABs then tough luck.
I doubt, AABs are only proposed as an incremental update option rather than a replacement of APK model. APKs can and are built, considering most companies want their apps to be usable inside of Google banned countries, and for small devs the AAB option is harmful for distribution. I also read that AABs can also be used to disperse installations across various architecture platforms and DPI screens as well, so this point could be somewhat concerning, still not as much. Correct me if I am wrong.
The new app bundles format is a worrying trend! If it’s truly exclusive to the Play Store and can’t be brought to Aurora Store or the Android package installer somehow and APKs start to fizzle out, users of degoogled Android ROMs are going to suffer. If some big name apps are only available as AABs then tough luck.
I doubt, AABs are only proposed as an incremental update option rather than a replacement of APK model. APKs can and are built, considering most companies want their apps to be usable inside of Google banned countries, and for small devs the AAB option is harmful for distribution. I also read that AABs can also be used to disperse installations across various architecture platforms and DPI screens as well, so this point could be somewhat concerning, still not as much. Correct me if I am wrong.