It was during the last conference I/O that the tech giant Google announced it was preparing a new set of applications for Android. These would simply waive the installation of applications on your smartphone for use.
There was no date for this arrival, but the tech giant Google showed that this would be one of its priorities. For the result seems to be in sight, with the first Instant Apps arriving soon, coming from a limited group of programmers.
Instant Apps are what Google understands to be a revolution in the way how mobile applications are distributed since Apple launched the iPhone and the whole concept of associated apps.
These will simply allow users to test and use the applications without having to install them, saving time and resources on their smartphone. Hence, the tech giant Google was to prepare them and announced now the first extensive tests.
Applications that are ready to be used in this new mode are still limited, but Google has supported the programmers who started testing. They will still be limited to a small group of users so that they can give concrete information on what needs to be improved and optimized.
As of now, Instant Apps are only available from BuzzFeed, Wish, Periscope, and Viki. The search giant will expand its offering for more apps based on users’ feedback. “There has already been a tremendous amount of interest in Instant Apps from thousands of developers,” says Mahbod.
Android Instant apps comes with backward compatibility (up to Jelly Bean). Google says, it will take developers “less than a day of work” to modularise their apps.
With instant app, the advantage is that you won’t always need an app to take up space on your phone. For example, while looking for products to shop online, you’ll not be required to have a particular e-commerce app downloaded on your phone. So say, if you want to buy a particular jeans from Flipkart, Google will open details of the product irrespective of the fact whether you have Flipkart app on your device. You can swipe through pages to look into details of the product and buy the same from Flipkart, without actually downloading its app.
There was no date for this arrival, but the tech giant Google showed that this would be one of its priorities. For the result seems to be in sight, with the first Instant Apps arriving soon, coming from a limited group of programmers.
Instant Apps are what Google understands to be a revolution in the way how mobile applications are distributed since Apple launched the iPhone and the whole concept of associated apps.
These will simply allow users to test and use the applications without having to install them, saving time and resources on their smartphone. Hence, the tech giant Google was to prepare them and announced now the first extensive tests.
Applications that are ready to be used in this new mode are still limited, but Google has supported the programmers who started testing. They will still be limited to a small group of users so that they can give concrete information on what needs to be improved and optimized.
As of now, Instant Apps are only available from BuzzFeed, Wish, Periscope, and Viki. The search giant will expand its offering for more apps based on users’ feedback. “There has already been a tremendous amount of interest in Instant Apps from thousands of developers,” says Mahbod.
Android Instant apps comes with backward compatibility (up to Jelly Bean). Google says, it will take developers “less than a day of work” to modularise their apps.
With instant app, the advantage is that you won’t always need an app to take up space on your phone. For example, while looking for products to shop online, you’ll not be required to have a particular e-commerce app downloaded on your phone. So say, if you want to buy a particular jeans from Flipkart, Google will open details of the product irrespective of the fact whether you have Flipkart app on your device. You can swipe through pages to look into details of the product and buy the same from Flipkart, without actually downloading its app.
Tech community is excited by the possibilities which Google Instant Apps brings: One one hand, newer apps can receive more visibility and get more visitors and subscribers; mobile users can now avoid downloading apps which consume more space. It’s a win-win situation for both. Instant Apps should arrive for everyone later this year (2017) for all versions of Android.
Google Rolls Out Android Instant Apps Feature Now Use Apps Without Installing Them
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