App Thinning Ios Apple
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App thinning ios apple. App thinning reduces the size of app downloads a 150mb app could turn into 75mb when downloaded for example with this new feature. App thinning is a feature that allows ios users to download only the necessary code for any app not all of the information that comes with it most of which is unnecessary for most users and save on their storage for the device. The apple store and ios optimize the installation of ios tvos and watchos apps by tailoring app delivery to the capabilities of a user s particular device.
App slicing is currently unavailable for ios 9 apps due to an issue affecting icloud backups created from ios 9 where some apps from the app store would only restore to the same model of ios device. This optimization is called app thinning. Unfortunately as of september 24 2015 apple announced on its developer portal that app thinning has been delayed and is not included in the ios 9 or 9 0 1 public launch.
With ios 9 apple is taking space savings to a whole new level with app thinning which includes asset slicing on demand resources and bitcode. Apple has fixed the ios 9 issue that held up the release of its new app thinning feature. App thinning is a technology that ensures that an app s ipa file only contains resources and code that s necessary to run the app on a particular device.
How asset slicing works. Asset slicing recognizes that apps have been getting bigger over the years.