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Re:I shaved 187MB off United Airlines' 439MB iOS app by Bilal_io on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @02:12PM (#30444985)
I checked on Android. Gmail's app size is 113mb, while Tutanota is 4.58mb

I wonder why the Gmail app is almost 4x the size on iOS.

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Re:I shaved 187MB off United Airlines' 439MB iOS app by alberth on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @02:23PM (#30445140)
Interesting, I just found this (dated) article.

https://mobilityarena.com/ios-apps-are-larger-than-android-a...

It supports your claim that iOS app sizes are 3-10x bigger than Android.

I wonder why. The article makes some guesses but still, the magnitude difference is significant.

Even Fastmail, which has the smallest iOS email app, is still 2x bigger on iOS (20MB) vs Android (10MB).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fastmail.a...

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Re:I shaved 187MB off United Airlines' 439MB iOS app by ComradePhil on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @03:06PM (#30445692)
The sizes mean different things in different platforms. Google reports the download size, Apple reports the size that the app will consume on your device. Both have their uses but you shouldn't compare the two.
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Re:I shaved 187MB off United Airlines' 439MB iOS app by mojuba on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @02:17PM (#30445072)
Probably because on Android it already has most of the frameworks (including tracking ones) it needs pre-installed with the OS.
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