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Way to decrease size of apk file

Hi,
I get this

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when upload one .apk file having size of 21,461 KB, into this App store

http://pcappstore.baidu.com/en/form3.php

Is there a clear procedure to decrease size of .apk file?
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If you have art or sound assets embedded within the APK, you should remove them and instead have the APK download that content when it first launches.

Doug
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Does it mean I should have the way to open such .apk file in my site?
I assume you created this APK?

So I'm suggesting that before you package it, you remove any image or sound files and pack just code.  Then download the images/sounds from a website.

Hope that's clearer.

Doug
Such file was developed by other team! Do you know by which tool, I will be able to edit or work with such APK file?
If you didn't create it you'll need to go back to them.  Because what I'm suggesting requiring changing the code inside the app - not just repacking it.

Doug
It would be a HARD way to ask creator/developer to check/adjust the file, and is there any way to open such APK file?
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Yes, I can see there are many .png files inside it!

Is .apk file an executable file? Is there a way to compile/re-generate it?

BTW, do you know the ALLOWED SIZE of file, to be uploaded into Baidu below?
http://pcappstore.baidu.com/en/form3.php
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