This is already a reality. The size of the downloaded applications is increasing. Data collected by the firm ABI Research confirms that overall applications have increased by 16% in the space they occupy. We are talking specifically about applications for iOS devices.
No surprise that the games section is the one with the apps heavier and growing faster.Between March and September, the size of gaming applications on a general level grew by 42%. There are three reasons that lead to this happening: the introduction of the new iPad, higher discharge limits by Apple and the increase in building universal apps by developers.
I will explain. Retina Display iPad 3 is great but has a cost. This cost is the size of the apps must increase to accommodate the new screen resolution of 2048 × 1536 pixels. Obviously this affects all users of the iPad, either an older or newer.
The other thing that is commented on download limit, which went from about 20GB 50MB in March. This has led developers to create larger applications.
Finally, the fact that more and more app universal (for multiple Apple devices) makes the size of these increases because more code is required to use by the developer.
Nothing suggests that the applications will become smaller, and in fact it is likely that the weight of the same continue to grow.
