Why is the threads app in Apple 260MB vs. Android's 70-odd?

Question

This is a very naive question. I am not a user of the app either, but was curious to know/understand why a text-based conversation app needs to be so bloated? Not necessarily questioning the size difference between the two ecosystems.

ororroro · Accepted Answer

* Apple reports uncompressed app size (and uses weaker compression) +70MB * Share extensions on ios mean embedding a second app in your app +70MB * Something? else in the core executable +60MB * Smaller translation strings -30MB

orbz · Answer

If I had to guess it is a react native app that hasn&rsquo;t been optimized for release yet (Bitcode enabled).

mindcrash · Answer

Answers in this earlier post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36637295

rman666 · Answer

Surveillance requires resources.