What is the best practice ? (audio files)

user_#1490524 · December 2021

Hi, I am on my way to build my first app.

I want to make an audiobook, (with paid access) but the audio files are very large.

If I add the files directly to to app will the app be very large and include the files?

If yes then the paid access will not matter because the files can be extracted from the app itself, right?

Or is it better to host the files on server and use the online audio player?

If so where is the best place to host audio files that would be compatible with the online player?

Thanks for any input in this matter.

Androazeri · December 2021

Play Store maximum app size should be 150 Mb
You can reduce the size with the application of "MP3 Quality Modifier"
I am using archive.org site for online.

user_#1490524 · December 2021

Thanks, I now see that I have to make it offline.

holyoak.com · December 2021

With the V2 audio components, you could host your file in AWS and either stream or download it, depending on what the user chooses. With V3 you apparently are stuck with the choice of either streaming on embedding in the app. Streaming would be "best practice," but not good if the user doesn't have a data connection the whole time they want to listen.