Google boosted its maximum app size from 50MB to 4GB today, according to the Android Developers blog. "Android applications have historically been limited to a maximum size of 50MB.
"Apps are getting bigger because iOS devices are more powerful, and developers are building more and more complex things for them without considering the impact the size will have around the world," developer Stephen Troughton-Smith tells Gadgets 360.
App Size for iOS (& tvOS) only
Your app’s total uncompressed size must be less than 4GB. Each Mach-O executable file (for example,
app_name.app/app_name
) must not exceed these limits:
- For apps whose
MinimumOSVersion
is less than 7.0: maximum of 80 MB for the total of all__TEXT
sections in the binary.- For apps whose
MinimumOSVersion
is 7.x through 8.x: maximum of 60 MB per slice for the__TEXT
section of each architecture slice in the binary.- For apps whose
MinimumOSVersion
is 9.0 or greater: maximum of 500 MB for the total of all__TEXT
sections in the binary.However, consider download times when determining your app’s size. Minimize the file’s size as much as possible, keeping in mind that there is a 100 MB limit for over-the-air downloads.
This information can be found at iTunes Connect Developer Guide: Submitting the App to App Review.
(iOS only) App Size
iOS App binary files can be as large as 4 GB, but each executable file (app_name.app/app_name) must not exceed 60 MB. Additionally, the total uncompressed size of the app must be less than 4 billion bytes. However, consider download times when determining your app’s size. Minimize the file’s size as much as possible, keeping in mind that there is a 100 MB limit for over-the-air downloads.
This information can be found on page 77 of the iTunes Connect Developer Guide.
(iOS only) App Size
iOS App binary files can be as large as 2 GB, but the executable file (app_name.app/app_name) cannot exceed 60MB. However, consider download times when determining your app’s size. Minimize the file’s size as much as possible, keeping in mind that there is a 100 MB limit for over-the-air downloads.
This information can be found on page 58 of the iTunes Connect Developer Guide.
The above information is still the same with the exception of the Executable File size which is now limited to 60MB's. These changes can be found on page 237 of the guide.
The above information is still the same with the exception of the Executable File size which is now limited to 60MB's. These changes can be found on page 208 of the guide.
The above information is still the same with the exception of Over The Air downloads which is now 50MB's. These changes can be found on page 206 of the guide. Thanks to comment from Ozair Kafray.
The above information is still the same with the exception of Over The Air downloads which is now 50MB's. These changes can be found on page 214 of the guide. Thanks to comment from marsbear. In addition, the document has moved here:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/iTunesConnect_Guide/iTunesConnect_Guide.pdf
The above information is still the same with the exception of Over The Air downloads which is now 50MB's. These changes can be found on page 209 of the guide.
The above information is still the same with the exception of Over The Air downloads which is now 50MB's. These changes can be found on page 209 of the guide.
The above information is still the same, however, it can be found on page 172 of the guide.
The above information is still the same, however, it can be found on page 180 of the guide. Thanks to comment from Luke for the update.
The above information is still the same, however, it can be found on page 179 of the guide. Thanks to comment from Saxon Druce for the update.
150MB is the constraint for over-the-air downloads via the cellular network. Anything above that and users will be suggested Wi-Fi or iTunes sync to actually get your app.
This will not prevent a purchase though, at point of sale.
With the release of iOS 7 (September 18th, 2013) apple increased the over-the-air cellular download limit to 100MBs.
Maximum app size remains 2GBs.
Source
As of June 2019, if your user's are on iOS 13 the cellular download limit has been lifted. User's just get a warning now. Read here
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