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[DOC] document behavior and workarounds for executables in APKs

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Description

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**Problem**
Executables in APKs are supported but there are a number of gotchas (the biggest being that if your binary is not named `lib*.so` it won't be installed by packagemanager). We should document the things people need to know to use these, and also recommend simpler alternatives.

See https://issuetracker.google.com/152645643.

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The issue names no documentation file or test. Start with the linked Google issue and the existing Android NDK documentation; document executable APK behavior, the lib*.so naming and package-manager limitation, known workarounds, and simpler alternatives.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
documentation, mobile-dev
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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