For Qt < 5.12 this is ok as a temporary solution I think, but with the new androiddeployqt I'd rather add -android-dependencies.xml files for the libraries needing plugins (simple example: https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay/blob/master/probe/gammaray_probe-android-dependencies.xml, more complex ones are part of Qt itself). Then you'll only get the plugins included that a library you (indirectly) use actually needs. That's much cleaner IMHO.

In D12172#245676, @vkrause wrote:

For Qt < 5.12 this is ok as a temporary solution I think, but with the new androiddeployqt I'd rather add -android-dependencies.xml files for the libraries needing plugins (simple example: https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay/blob/master/probe/gammaray_probe-android-dependencies.xml, more complex ones are part of Qt itself). Then you'll only get the plugins included that a library you (indirectly) use actually needs. That's much cleaner IMHO.

Yes, it's something I'd like to look into. I haven't found documentation for it yet.

In D12172#245790, @apol wrote:

Yes, it's something I'd like to look into. I haven't found documentation for it yet.

There is none I think, apart from the qmake and androiddeployqt sources ;-(