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Android App - 3MB - ?

I created a new Project, compiled/built it for Android, and saw that it's 3MB (with just 2 tabs and not much else).
I thought Titanium compiled the code into native binary, so a runtime wouldn't be needed; are all Titanium libraries being included in the build, even when they are not needed?
3MB is kinda huge for an app that does nothing but show 2 tabs…. is there any way this can be optimized to be much (much) smaller and "realistic"?
Thanks.

— asked September 25th 2010 by Takahito Torimoto
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  • I've also found the binary size for a Titanium mobile app to be bloated. A simple app on iPhone is around 3MB as well. My guess is that the entire Ti library is being built in, whether needed or not for an app. I don't know of any way to reduce the footprint. :( In comparison, a 'hello world' mobile app on the Ansca Corona framework is ~300K.

    — answered September 25th 2010 by Christopher Rumpf
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  • Yeah I saw that they are working on this for 1.5:

    http://developer.appcelerator.com/question/45861/reducing-apkapplication-filesize

    I'm going back and forth between Corona and Titanium. I like them both for different reasons: Corona better for gaming; Titanium's support for the open source scrolling DatePicker for Android is a huge plus for productivity apps)

    — answered September 25th 2010 by Takahito Torimoto
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    • I agree that both are good for different reasons. I think it's a good market differentiation that Ansca started leaning towards game development with their Corona Game Edition. Titanium has much more native UI integration than Corona, and thus makes a better fit for productivity and enterprise apps.

      — commented September 25th 2010 by Christopher Rumpf

    • Errr.. I just recompiled with 1.5RC2 - and it's still 3MB. Are we still shooting to improve this in 1.5 Release?

      — commented December 11th 2010 by Takahito Torimoto

    • Ouch - ok it looks like they are moving the target to 1.5.1… seems to get moved back every time :-)

      https://appcelerator.lighthouseapp.com/projects/32238/tickets/685-android-minimize-apk

      — commented December 11th 2010 by Takahito Torimoto
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