[android-developers] Using the Expansion Pack for optional data
It is somewhat clear from reading the documentation about apk expansion files that these files are not intended to be optional files but essential files for the app to function. However, the documentation does not explicitly say that the service should not be used for optional data. http://developer.android.com/google/play/expansion-files.html Can the apk expansion files feature be used for optional data ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [android-developers] Using the Expansion Pack for optional data
I have never tried expansion files myself, but reading the documentation tells about two types of expansion files; 1. Main expansion file (required) 2. Patch expansion file (optional) Maybe combining the two would give you an optional expansion file instead if you let the main one be empty.. — H On 10 Dec 2013, at 19:18, Jeremy Villalobos wrote: > It is somewhat clear from reading the documentation about apk expansion files > that these files are not intended to be optional files but essential files > for the app to function. > > However, the documentation does not explicitly say that the service should > not be used for optional data. > > http://developer.android.com/google/play/expansion-files.html > > Can the apk expansion files feature be used for optional data ? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [android-developers] Using the Expansion Pack for optional data
Hi Jeremy, no. The expansion pack (either the main one or the patch one) is usually downloaded with your application when the user install from market. It can happen that is NOT downloaded but there's no option to tell the market not to download it with your app. On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Jeremy Villalobos < jeremyvillalo...@gmail.com> wrote: > It is somewhat clear from reading the documentation about apk expansion > files that these files are not intended to be optional files but essential > files for the app to function. > > However, the documentation does not explicitly say that the service should > not be used for optional data. > > http://developer.android.com/google/play/expansion-files.html > > Can the apk expansion files feature be used for optional data ? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
