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Tencent Technical Engineering
Tencent Technical Engineering
Jun 27, 2025 · Mobile Development

How to Slash Unreal Engine Android APK Size: Proven UE4/UE5 Optimization Techniques

This article explains how to reduce Unreal Engine Android package size and native library memory usage by applying a series of build‑time and resource‑trimming strategies—including native lib compression, code size reduction, relocation table compression, and selective asset packaging—while preserving runtime performance.

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How to Slash Unreal Engine Android APK Size: Proven UE4/UE5 Optimization Techniques
Baidu Geek Talk
Baidu Geek Talk
Feb 28, 2022 · Mobile Development

APK Package Size Optimization and Resource Obfuscation for Android Plugins

To keep Android plugins lightweight as they grow, developers should analyze and obfuscate resource files—using a custom AndroidResGuard extension that adds a fixed package ID and a mapping table protocol—to shrink the resources.arsc constant pool, integrate the changes via Gradle, verify with gray releases, and achieve roughly an 8% size reduction while ensuring whitelist compliance.

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APK Package Size Optimization and Resource Obfuscation for Android Plugins