# Why is the APK file size so large for downloading? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [September 21, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857 "2021-09-21T11:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yadavmayank5432xn3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/df705f/32.png) [@yadavmayank5432xn3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/yadavmayank5432xn3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/1 "2021-09-21T11:54:38Z")
Why is the APK file size so large for downloading? ---
**Author:** ![namitnagar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@namitnagar](https://community.thunkable.com/u/namitnagar)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/2 "2021-09-21T12:02:06Z")
Tell the apk file size ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/3 "2021-09-21T12:16:06Z")
This is due to having codes that is compatible with number of Android versions from 5 or 6 onwards and the number of supporting code libraries with it. ---
**Author:** ![yadavmayank5432xn3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/df705f/32.png) [@yadavmayank5432xn3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/yadavmayank5432xn3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/4 "2021-09-21T12:17:34Z")
It’s 177mb ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/5 "2021-09-21T12:22:17Z")
Can you check what is your project size in Thunkable? Do you have a lot of images as assets in the project? ---
**Author:** ![namitnagar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@namitnagar](https://community.thunkable.com/u/namitnagar)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/6 "2021-09-21T12:57:36Z")
@muneer where can we check project size in Thunkable ---
**Author:** ![yadavmayank5432xn3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/df705f/32.png) [@yadavmayank5432xn3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/yadavmayank5432xn3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/7 "2021-09-21T13:13:52Z")
It is 0.9mb, and it has 9 videos and some 10 animations. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/8 "2021-09-21T13:15:46Z")
In the `Project Detail Page` ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/9 "2021-09-21T13:51:17Z")
So you should have APK (Android) size of about 40mb +/- ---
**Author:** ![yadavmayank5432xn3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/df705f/32.png) [@yadavmayank5432xn3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/yadavmayank5432xn3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/10 "2021-09-21T14:02:32Z")
Thanks ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/11 "2021-09-21T15:28:05Z")
> [@yadavmayank5432xn3](#): > > it has 9 videos how large are the videos? ---
**Author:** ![yadavmayank5432xn3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/df705f/32.png) [@yadavmayank5432xn3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/yadavmayank5432xn3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/12 "2021-09-21T16:52:34Z")
Each video’s around 5-7mins. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/13 "2021-09-21T16:58:34Z")
Are they part of the project assets? If you are running the video in the app from a URL then those videos will not contribute the app size. If in the other hand, you added them to project files/assets then you should expect an e=increase in the app size. What are the total size of these video in your computer? ---
**Author:** ![yadavmayank5432xn3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/df705f/32.png) [@yadavmayank5432xn3](https://community.thunkable.com/u/yadavmayank5432xn3)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/14 "2021-09-21T17:21:14Z")
Yes, they are as Project Assets. The size varies from 10-25mb, is there any way I can reduce the file size. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/15 "2021-09-21T17:45:58Z")
The app size will start at around 35 to 37mb add to it 9 videos each of min 10 (90mb) this takes it to at least 125mb. So you are getting the expected size. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-apk-file-size-so-large-for-downloading/1517857/16 "2024-11-08T13:15:09Z")