Are there any downsides to using "multiDexEnabled"?

Asked Jan 27 '18 at 02:54

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According to this post (What does "multiDexEnabled true" mean?). By enabling the configuration setting multiDexEnabled, you are telling android it is OK to generate more than 1 DEX file for the APK.

My question is why does android, by default, only generate 1 DEX file then? Is there some computational overhead for using multiple DEX files? Is there some other limitations too? (e.g. limiting the abilities of proguard?)

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Is there any downside to using multiDexEnabled?

asked Jan 27 '18 at 02:54

AlanSTACK

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Refer to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39503348/disadvantages-in-multidexing-the-android-application – Vivek Maskara Jan 27 '18 at 07:23
@VivekMaskara Thank you – AlanSTACK Jan 27 '18 at 08:25

Are there any downsides to using "multiDexEnabled"?

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