How does App Bundle handle ABI splits versus multi-APK?
Tests dynamic delivery of native libs: AAB auto-generates per-ABI config splits, but multi-APK requires manual APK builds per ABI. Misconfiguration ships unused .so bloat or crashes on unsupported devices. Red flag: calling AAB a simple multi-APK zip.
WHAT IT TESTS: How Play optimizes native library delivery via dynamic config splits versus legacy developer-managed artifacts. ANSWER OUTLINE: First, AAB delegates ABI splitting to Play, which serves a base APK plus one config APK with only the matching .so files; second, multi-APK requires manual builds, signing, and uploads per ABI; third, misconfiguration disables ABI splits or bundles all ABIs into the base, forcing universal downloads.
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