Android Market Now Supports Multiple APKs, Letting Developers Reach More Devices

Android Market now supports multiple APK (Android Package) files for the same applications, which should make it easier for developers to reach a greater diversity of devices.

One of the frustrations of working on the Android platform is that developers have had to figure out how to support a myriad number and style of devices with different screen densities, keypads or no keypads and versions of the OS.

Before, developers had to work with a single APK, which sometimes became too large or bigger than 50 MB with all of the associated files needed to optimize for every device. Now

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