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| − | From Wikipedia, an Opaque Binary Blob is a term used in network engineering and computer science to refer to a sizeable piece of data. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Opaque_binary_blob&oldid=1082523982 Wikipedia - Opaque binary blob]</ref> | + | From Wikipedia, an Opaque Binary Blob is a term used in network engineering and computer science to refer to a sizeable piece of data. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Opaque_binary_blob&oldid=1082523982 Wikipedia - Opaque binary blob]</ref> |
According to Wikipedia also, Android Operating Systems starting at 2.3 (Gingerbread) started to use OBB files in different capacities. | According to Wikipedia also, Android Operating Systems starting at 2.3 (Gingerbread) started to use OBB files in different capacities. | ||
| − | One capacity an OBB is used in is in the [ | + | One capacity an OBB is used in is in the [[XAPK]] distribution format for Android applications. OBB files can be unpacked as it is a [[ZIP|ZIP archive]] like other packages used for Android App distribution. |
The Android developer JOBB tool can be used to package files as OBB and optionally encrypt them<ref>[https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/jobb?hl=en JOBB tool on Android developer platform]</ref>. | The Android developer JOBB tool can be used to package files as OBB and optionally encrypt them<ref>[https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/jobb?hl=en JOBB tool on Android developer platform]</ref>. | ||
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* [https://docs.fileformat.com/misc/obb/ Information about OBB on FileFormat.com] | * [https://docs.fileformat.com/misc/obb/ Information about OBB on FileFormat.com] | ||
* [https://fileinfo.com/extension/obb Information about OBB on FileInfo.com] | * [https://fileinfo.com/extension/obb Information about OBB on FileInfo.com] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 9 August 2022
From Wikipedia, an Opaque Binary Blob is a term used in network engineering and computer science to refer to a sizeable piece of data. [1]
According to Wikipedia also, Android Operating Systems starting at 2.3 (Gingerbread) started to use OBB files in different capacities.
One capacity an OBB is used in is in the XAPK distribution format for Android applications. OBB files can be unpacked as it is a ZIP archive like other packages used for Android App distribution.
The Android developer JOBB tool can be used to package files as OBB and optionally encrypt them[2].
