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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by londons_explore on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @12:27PM (#46515412)
For a while there were app size limits for downloading over mobile data. That meant that if your app was too big you'd have terrible growth metrics.
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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by recursivecaveat on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @06:37PM (#46534837)
I remember Uber hit this pretty hard: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26277501 & https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25376346 For them though the mobile-data thing was extra important since a first-time Uber user is likely to not be at home and needs the app in order to get home.
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