Bundle Size increased Significantly

[mohitarora777]

New Version

0.71.7

Old Version

0.66.3

Build Target(s)

Android

Output of react-native info

System:
OS: macOS 13.3.1
CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
Memory: 2.28 GB / 32.00 GB
Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/sh
Binaries:
Node: 20.1.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.19 - /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
npm: 9.6.4 - /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
Watchman: 2023.05.08.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods: 1.11.3 - /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: DriverKit 22.2, iOS 16.2, macOS 13.1, tvOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2021.3 AI-213.7172.25.2113.9123335
Xcode: 14.2/14C18 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java: 11.0.17 - /usr/bin/javac
npmPackages:
@react-native-community/cli: Not Found
react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0
react-native: 0.71.7 => 0.71.7
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native: Not Found

Issue and Reproduction Steps

Upgrade to 0.71 and create a release app bundle, now run apk analyser.
Old=>

New=>

Only 3 dependencies changed in package.json. Rest were changed in devDependencies.

[mohitarora777]

The size decreases to 710KB when i turn off hermes.

[cortinico]

Passing this over to the Metro team

[mohitarora777]

@cortinico Is Metro team going to see this issue if this is happening because of hermes ? Even the codepush bundle size is 710KB

[mohitarora777]

@robhogan can u help here ?

[saif-o99]

no updates?

[mohitarora777]

@saif-o99 u r facing too ??

[saif-o99]

Yes, my app release apk increased ~10MB after updating RN to latest