Android users, Google Play Store is changing in a big way

Google is changing the way Android apps that you download from Google Play Store in a big way in August. For starters, Google is killing APK file format. This doesn’t mean that all existing APK-based files and apps will stop working. However, all new apps that will be published on Google Play store will have to be in AAB format or Android App Bundles. Google talked about AAB for the first time in 2018 and it is now implementing it finally. As for the APK format, Google is offering it a slow death.

Before we get to what exactly is AAB, note that this move is aimed at making Android apps perform better in low end phones. Also, AAB apps will take up less storage.