"if i don't compress a plain text file in android, will it be compressed in the apk anyway?" Code Answer

files are compressed based on their extension:

/* these formats are already compressed, or don't compress well */
static const char* knocompressext[] = {
    ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif",
    ".wav", ".mp2", ".mp3", ".ogg", ".aac",
    ".mpg", ".mpeg", ".mid", ".midi", ".smf", ".jet",
    ".rtttl", ".imy", ".xmf", ".mp4", ".m4a",
    ".m4v", ".3gp", ".3gpp", ".3g2", ".3gpp2",
    ".amr", ".awb", ".wma", ".wmv"
};

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if it's not one of those it will be compressed when building the apk.

By ndhaijaan on July 10 2022