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Summary
Name	Android Archive File
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/2043
Family
Classification	Aggregate
Disclosure
Description	An Android library file contains everything needed to build an Android app, but instead of compiling this into an Android Package FIle (apk) that runs on a device, an Android library compiles into an Android Archive (aar) file that can be used as a dependency for another Android app.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	Google
Source
Source date	21 Jul 2025
Source description	v.121: New PUID. Note: This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
Last updated	21 Jul 2025
Note	Specification: https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/android-library#aar-contents https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/android-library