I have never tried expansion files myself, but reading the documentation tells about two types of expansion files;
1. Main expansion file (required) 2. Patch expansion file (optional) Maybe combining the two would give you an optional expansion file instead if you let the main one be empty.. — H On 10 Dec 2013, at 19:18, Jeremy Villalobos <[email protected]> wrote: > It is somewhat clear from reading the documentation about apk expansion files > that these files are not intended to be optional files but essential files > for the app to function. > > However, the documentation does not explicitly say that the service should > not be used for optional data. > > http://developer.android.com/google/play/expansion-files.html > > Can the apk expansion files feature be used for optional data ? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

