Tencent Music Tech Team
Jun 6, 2016 · Mobile Development
Incremental Update Solution for Android APKs Using Binary Diff and Channel Management
The article presents an Android incremental‑update solution that uses bsdiff‑generated binary patches to replace full APK downloads, embeds channel identifiers in the ZIP comment field to avoid per‑channel APK duplication, and details server‑side patch creation, client‑side channel stripping, patch merging, and verification to reduce bandwidth and simplify multi‑channel distribution.
APK PatchAndroidChannel Management
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