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Why is the Gmail app 700 MB?
(akr.am)
TLDR: electron.
It also includes a copy of Google Chat and Meet apps for some reason
Which are also electron. Wow, triple electron. So stupid.
I’m all-for web tech apps, but ffs use Tauri, Wails, or whatever else uses the OS level web component. (Which is gonna be chrome on windows anyway!)
WebView on Android is built into OS, so it's free space-wise, and it uses the existing Chrome app.
260 MB on my phone
this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2026
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