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How to Efficiently Manage Version Control for Android Projects with Frequently Changing Resources Like Images

Aditya Bhuyan
7 min readJan 18, 2025

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Introduction

Managing version control systems (VCS) like Git in Android projects can be a complex task, especially when dealing with frequently changing resources like images. As the project evolves, the number of assets such as images, icons, and other media files also grows, and these resources can easily bloat the repository, affecting performance, build times, and even developer productivity. This article delves deep into how software engineers can effectively manage version control for Android projects with large and frequently changing resources like images.

Version control is crucial for team collaboration and managing changes to code over time. However, Git, one of the most popular version control systems, can struggle with handling binary files like images, which don’t work efficiently with Git’s standard tracking mechanism. When assets such as images or graphics change frequently, the repository size can rapidly increase, resulting in slower clone times, larger diffs, and a more cumbersome development process.

By employing a combination of strategies and tools, engineers can mitigate these issues and ensure that their Android projects remain maintainable, fast, and efficient, even when working with…

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Aditya Bhuyan
Aditya Bhuyan

Written by Aditya Bhuyan

I am Aditya. I work as a cloud native specialist and consultant. In addition to being an architect and SRE specialist, I work as a cloud engineer and developer.

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