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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by pjmlp on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @04:27AM (#46524317)
Which is why on iDevices static libraries should be used instead, as the linker can throw away the extra stuff.

Likewise on Android, on the NDK, and R8/D8 take care of removing all the extra stuff as well.

Sandboxed applications don't make sense to have dynamic linking beyond what is required by some OS workflows, e.g. loading native code into ART.

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