


To bring these benefits to more users and focus on modern Android distribution that benefits all developers, Google Play will start requiring new apps to be published with the Android App Bundle starting August 2021. In June 2021, Google released an official announcement of switching APK to ABB from August onwards. This article will cover the most important features of the Android App Bundle (AAB), as well as the changes it brings to users, developers, and Google. Popular APK format will be changed for AAB format which has been used for a while, as it was introduced in Android 9 back in 2018. As of August 1, 2021, Google announced new changes in the development and launching of apps in the Google Play Store.
