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Apple Increases Maximum App Size from 2GB to 4GB
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good luck putting that 4GB app on your 16GB iPhone
Don't worry, people who bought 16gb version of iPhone aren't exactly the video game freaks.
It wouldn't matter even with 1 file. We're not using FAT32 here! There is no reachable limit on file size for any modern filesystem.
Didn't read any comments yet but I'm guessing a lot of complaining about 16gb iPhones by people who have 128gb iPhones.
This is one area where I wish iDevices had SD card slots. We'd be able to store so many more apps. Especially considering that wireless is still not reliable & fast enough to handle big apps yet.
Logically then, if you want more than three games on your iPhone, you buy one with more memory.
What about the app executable size, still at 90 MB?
The size of the (single) executable in an app package has been limited at 60 MB, which is rather little. Did that increase? (Yeah, I am too lazy to log in to the developer center and start searching.)
OK, so I felt sorry for being lazy and did look it up, and it still is 60 MB. But one can hope they did bump that, too and forgot to update the documentation... (It's mentioned in the "Submitting the App for App Review" section of the "iTunes Connect Developer Guide".)
The size of the (single) executable in an app package has been limited at 60 MB, which is rather little. Did that increase? (Yeah, I am too lazy to log in to the developer center and start searching.)
OK, so I felt sorry for being lazy and did look it up, and it still is 60 MB. But one can hope they did bump that, too and forgot to update the documentation... (It's mentioned in the "Submitting the App for App Review" section of the "iTunes Connect Developer Guide".)
And anyway, a 32 bit operating system has no problems with 10 GB files. As long as your hard drive manages.
This doesn't make sense. The carriers stand to make more money if people go over their data plans. You'd expect them to be all for eliminating these limits.
Honestly, it could be either. The carriers are constantly whining about the load on their networks, which is their reason for such tight data caps. They'd love to have you pay them for more, but not if it takes down their network.
good luck putting that 4GB app on your 16GB iPhone
Does this mean that the 16GB model will be dropped then? I think it does. I think it's a factor.
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Being pedantic here but you'd fit two games on there because the OS needs space!!
Downloading a 4GB app is insane! Even 2GB was an astronomical upper limit! Instead, Apple should be encouraging more modular approaches to app development via in-app upgrades and installations. For example, a game could be developed to download the assets for new levels as the user approaches those levels. To distribute the entire app with all level assets at once is a huge waste of resources.
This upper limit will just feed the laziness monster akin to developers.
This upper limit will just feed the laziness monster akin to developers.
The app size is 3.8GB. Still odd, but under the new 4GB cap. I guess that means it can stay.
This is a pretty big deal and I'm suprised they didn't do this sooner. Larger apps means people need more storage. Apple makes their profits on the insane markup of storage costs on their phones so this seems like a no brainier to me.
now if only they increase phone storage space to start at 32gb to make sense instead of maximize greed.
And when they introduce it at they will act like its some miracle of God that they could give the customers a entry level phone with 32! Wow!
(Don't get me wrong I love app I just think it's funny how they puppet a lot of people along haha)