Android Market filesize limit. 50MB or 4GB?

Question

I have a game I want to publish, but my apk size is 105 MB. I saw that Google announces they want to raise their limit to 4GB, but I just tried to upload my 105 MB file and I received an error message saying my application was too big. Is the 4GB limit is a rumor or it's something that we will see pretty soon? Thanks! Simon

Answer 1

Is the 4GB limit is a rumor or it's something that we will see pretty soon?

It is not "just a rumor", as Google announced plans for this at the Google I|O 2011 conference. They indicated the feature would be made available in June, though it is entirely possible that their schedule will slip. Also, bear in mind that it is very likely that the 50MB limit will still be there, but that there will be ways of shipping a pair of additional 2GB files along with the app to contain game assets and such, with instructions for how developers can use those files.

Answer 2

The support for 4GB apps is out now. As mentioned above, the APK is still limited to 50MB, but two additional 2GB files can be provided.

Read more at: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/03/android-apps-break-50mb-barrier.html

Answer 3

In addition to the theorical limit, there is a practical one which is the size of the "/cache" partition. For instance, on my Galaxy S, this partition is limited to 30MB ! See this question