# How to reduce apk size

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281>\
**Category:** Mobile\
**Tags:** size, apk, apk-size, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [February 5, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281 "2021-02-05T12:36:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_be1cd150](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_be1cd150](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_be1cd150)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281/1 "2021-02-05T12:36:29Z")

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recently i create game it’s have simple mechanic just endlees runner. just single sprite for character and one tile, and i follow all instructions and file size become 75MB is there any way to reduce apk size further…if yes plz let me know

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**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281/2 "2021-02-05T12:42:45Z")

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75mb is tiny…

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_be1cd150](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_be1cd150](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_be1cd150)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281/3 "2021-02-05T13:08:37Z")

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yhaa i know ue4 is aaa title game engine and its have lots of engine content but i just ask is there any further way to shrink apk size

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**Author:** ![iam\_Raavanan](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@iam\_Raavanan](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/iam_Raavanan)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281/4 "2021-03-14T13:39:58Z")

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You can export the android project. From the Android studio you can give try to remove some unused engine related assets which won;t be used by a game.

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**Author:** ![UnhingedGoon](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@UnhingedGoon](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UnhingedGoon)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281/5 "2021-03-14T14:26:00Z")

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> **[Reducing Packaged Game Size](https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/TestingAndOptimization/PerformanceAndProfiling/ReducingPackageSize/)**
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> How to reduce the size of your packaged game.

Maybe this helps you

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**Author:** ![Makumba](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Makumba](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Makumba)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281/6 "2021-03-16T09:02:10Z")

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You can not reduce below 49 MB. UE library file is 100 MB minimum. They simply do not care about mobile games - this problem exists for many years and they do not give a ■■■■ to it.

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**Author:** ![Nemar65](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Nemar65](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Nemar65)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281/7 "2024-04-10T03:07:17Z")

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Hi, optimize image assets by compressing them \> Minimize unnecessary code and libraries \> Use ProGuard or R8 for code shrinking and obfuscation \> Utilize asset bundling for large assets.

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**Author:** ![Alkbabic](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Alkbabic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Alkbabic)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-reduce-apk-size/478281/8 "2024-11-19T10:17:34Z")

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> [@Nemar65](#):
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> Use ProGuard or R8

How use ProGuard or R8 in Unreal Engine?