Reduce app size

Question

Before adding third party solution into xamarin solution my app size is 45mb, after adding the third party solution into my xamarin solution my app size is increased nearly to 75mb. Tried optimising all the images and removed all unwanted packages still I don't see any drasticall reduce of my app.
Could anyone please help me out in reducing the app size
Thank you

Answer 1

Hello,​

Could anyone please help me out in reducing the app size?

Yes, Xamarin applications use a “linker” to reduce your app size. You can check this document: Linking on Android

Link SDK assemblies only is your safest bet and should be your default as it will only attempt to strip things out of Xamarin.Android and any of your third-party libraries will not be touched.

Here is a useful document about Application Package Size, before reducing app size, please check it.

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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