Facebook has just revealed a new data compression technique called Superpack that reduces Android app size by 20% In a post by the Facebook Engineering blog, Facebook talks about the challenge of managing application size. “Left unchecked, this added code would make the app bigger and bigger until eventually the time it takes to download would become unacceptable.” Facebook has been developing the new Superpack compression technique for the past two years, which the company has said improves compression ratios significantly versus existing tools. They are now “substantially smaller in comparison to regular Android APK compression,” Bhatia wrote, with the average app size reduction amounting to about 20%. Read more in our articles including "Facebook unveils Superpack compression technique" and "Meta introduces free Facebook Verified badge".
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Jul 11, 2026Facebook has just revealed a new data compression technique called Superpack that reduces Android app size by 20% In a post by the Facebook Engineering blog, Facebook talks about the challenge of managing application size. “Left unchecked, this added code would make the app bigger and bigger until eventually the time it takes to download would become unacceptable.” Facebook has been developing the new Superpack compression technique for the past two years, which the company has said improves compression ratios significantly versus existing tools.
They are now “substantially smaller in comparison to regular Android APK compression,” Bhatia wrote, with the average app size reduction amounting to about 20%.
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