- Instant Apps to be available to select developers initially
- Instant Apps from BuzzFeed, Wish, Periscope, and Viki initially available
- Google to expand the feature to more apps and users soon
Android Instant Apps was one of
the major announcements that came from Google during the company's
annual I/O 2016 keynote. It seems the company is finally ready for its live
testing with select apps. The Android Instant
Apps feature essentially allows users to open any app by just tapping on a link
even if the app isn't installed and is an expansion of the app streaming
feature the company's been working on for a few years.
Announcing the initial live
testing of the Android Instant Apps feature, Google's Aurash Mahbod, Software
Engineer, Google Play wrote in a blog post, "Android Instant Apps was
previewed at Google I/O last year as a new way to run Android apps without
requiring installation. Instant Apps is an important part of our effort to help
users discover and run apps with minimal friction."
Mahbod revealed that Google worked
with select developers to bring the first set Instant Apps. Starting Monday,
few Instant Apps from BuzzFeed, Wish, Periscope, and Viki will be available to
Android users in a "limited test." Google has confirmed plans to
expand the availability of Instant Apps to "more apps and users." The
company will be collecting user feedback from the initial Instant Apps to bring
improvements. Android Instant Apps will
let users access apps from search, social media, messaging, and other deep
links without the need to stop and first install the app. The company at I/O
2016 had explained that the feature requires partner apps to be built with modules
which will mean that user will access only the necessary modules when tapping
on an app's feature without downloading the entire app.
"To develop an instant app,
you'll need to update your existing Android app to take advantage of Instant
Apps functionality and then modularize your app so part of it can be downloaded
and run on-the-fly. You'll use the same Android APIs and Android Studio
project," added Mahbod for developers. Google has confirmed that the full
SDK will be available in the coming months.
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