// Optimize APK size - remove excess files in the manifest and APK
    packagingOptions {
        //ignore strip tool for obsolete arch in 3rd-party libs
        doNotStrip "*/armeabi/*.so"
        doNotStrip "*/mips/*.so"
        doNotStrip "*/mips64/*.so"

        exclude "/META-INF/*.kotlin_module"
        exclude "**/kotlin/**"
        exclude "**/*.txt"
        exclude "**/*.xml"
        exclude "**/*.properties"
        //files with commented code
        exclude "**/*.java"
        exclude "**/*.kt"
    }