App size is too large in Release mode with several native binded libraries
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Description
### Android application type
.NET Android (net7.0-android, etc.)
### Affected platform version
VSMac 17.6.3 (build 421)
### Description
I am rewritting a native Android and iOS application into a single MAUI application.
This application uses 4 main native libraries, that I have binded successfully.
Those native libraries has many dependancies, sush as com.vonage:webrtc which is a 200MB aar for instance.
For iOS, the final Release ipa is 210Mb, versus 50MB with the one built in native with Swift and xCode.
For Android, the final Release apk is 400MB, versus 90MB with the one build in native with Java and Android Studio.
In Debug, apk size is 49MB... And the limit to publish an app to the Play Store is 200MB.
How can I reduce the size please ? Is it an issue with binded library ?
I really need to go under 200MB, else it is a show stopper :x After months of binding, I cannot believe it.
I've tried to follow those advices https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-7-performance-improvements-in-dotnet-maui
### Steps to Reproduce
Use the following repo to compare build size
https://github.com/espritm/MAUI.Binding_Libraries_App_Size_Perfs
It is a sample MAUI app with a dependency to one of the 4 main library I have binded (ESignature).
Building the app without the dependency gives a 9MB apk.
Building the app with the dependency in Debug gives a 28MB.
Building the app with the dependency in Release gives a 84MB.
### Did you find any workaround?
No, I cannot publish to the store because of the apk size.
### Relevant log output
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