[FIXED] What is the maximum size of a sideloaded APK?

Issue

What is the maximum size of an APK that can be built and installed (sideloaded) on a recent device equipped with, say, 256GB storage?

I'm not talking about Google Play limits, but rather wondering about the potential limitations of the Android OS itself.

Solution

I have sideloaded even applications bigger than 1GB with success on Android devices (mainly VR headsets).

According to this other answer, the limit is 4GB as for the limit of the libziparchive library (APKs are just Zip archives in the end).

Answered By - Skarredghost
Answer Checked By - Clifford M. (JavaFixing Volunteer)