LanguageAAB
Google Android app bundle
File type: Archive and compressed file, Mobile phones related file
Files with aab extension are app bundles for Google Android. These feature much smaller file size compared to the previous APK format.
Found 2 different file type records with the same aab filename suffix.
What is aab file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Mobile phones related file
Date updated: December 4, 2023
File extension aab is mainly related to to Google Android and used for one of the default installation packages.
These files were introduced in Android Studio 3.2 but since AUG 2021 AAB format replaced the previously used APK file as default format for Google Market.
The main advantage of this file format is that it can significantly reduce the size of the app that users download, as Google Play can generate optimized APKs for each user's device configuration. This can lead to higher install success rates and more installs.
AAB format is not meant to be deployed on user devices directly, instead it is used for generating APKs for specific device configurations.
How to open aab file?
Used pretty much like previous APK files.
How to convert aab file?
You can generate .aab file from .aok with Google bundletool.
Suggested software to open aab file:
Associated software actions with the aab file
Software apps that convert aab files:
bundletool (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that export aab files:
Apk To Aab Converter (Google Android)
Adobe Authorware binary data
File type category:
Binary file
Date updated: October 7, 2021
The aab file suffix is associated with Adobe Authorware, an interpreted, flowchart-based, graphical programming language and development tool for Windows and Mac.
The aab file contains binary data.
Mime types:
application/x-authorware-bin
Suggested software to open aab file:
Associated software actions with the aab file
Software apps that create aab files:
Adobe Authorware (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving aab files:
Adobe Authorware (Microsoft Windows)