Transforming App Security from Necessary Evil to Performance Advantage
Guardsquare’s CPO shows how profile-based config can improve perf & security together. (droidcon, droidcon nyc 2025)
Discover 25 articles on App Size in mobile performance
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How the Tinder iOS App reduced the size of our localizations by 95% using Emerge
The Tinder iOS application is used in over 190 countries around the world. In order to operate in each of these countries, we need to provide a localized experience.
How We Reduced the WINK+ Android App to Less Than 10MB
One of the major challenges developers face in Android app development is optimizing app size without sacrificing functionality.
Why is there so much obsession on app size reduction?
There is a lot of obsession with app size reduction. This usually is tracked as a metric, compared with peers and I see teams work hard for months to squeeze it up to the last bit.
Reducing the Size of Cash App for iOS
Cash App strives to be an excellent platform citizen everywhere our app is available, and a key part of that is respectfully using our customer’s bandwidth and device storage.
Glance TV Optimization Part 1: Shrinking APK Size by 65%
Glance cut their TV app’s APK size by 65% with clever moves.
The Peacock app just made the switch from ReactNative to iOS & Android and had a significant change in size and startup time
The post by Emerge Tools analyzes the Peacock app's transition from React Native to native development,
Why are app sizes so big now?
Since this subreddit does not allow image galleries, the app sizes from the App Store are typed below. Links go to App Store. There's more than just this list.
Swiggy App on Diet
Swiggy puts their app on a diet, trimming size without losing flavor.
Our Android App Has Been Eating but Shedding Weight
Zomato trimmed their Android app’s size while keeping it tasty.
Tree Shaking React Native Apps
Klarna trims React Native apps with tree shaking for lean performance.
Engineering Uber Lite
Uber reveals the real struggles and smart solutions they found while building Uber Lite for shaky network spots.
Introducing Ruler: Our Tool for Measuring Android App Size
Spotify’s ‘Ruler’ helps them measure and trim Android app size with precision and ease.
Superpack: Pushing the limits of compression in Facebook’s mobile apps
Meta’s Superpack squeezes their apps smaller than ever before.
How We Reduced Pinterest’s iOS App Size by 30+% / 50MB
Pinterest chopped their iOS app size by over 30%, using clever resource tricks and code cleanup.
Reducing Android App Size in Practice at LinkedIn
Microsoft shrinks LinkedIn’s Android app with practical cuts.
How Uber Deals with Large iOS App Size
Uber rolled up their sleeves to tackle the hefty size of their iOS app and slim it down.
Measuring Android App Size in CI
Microsoft tracks Android app size in CI to catch bloat early on.
Keeping Android App Size in Check with React Native Upgrades
Microsoft manages app size as they upgrade React Native features.
App Size Matters (Part 2)
Farfetch keeps trimming their app size with practical, real steps.