android instant app-increase user adoption
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The web as we know it,is evolving and is more omnipresent than ever
Do you have any idea about how many applications are avilable today on AppStore and Play Store ?
According to AppBrain Stats, there are over 1.4 million applications available as of November 2014,of which over 1.2 million1.2 million are free and over 2 lakhs are paid in Play Store and 1.4+ million applications in AppStore as of June 2015
What are the problems which will arise due to staggering no of Apps?
“Too much of anything could destroy"
Apps are bloated and they take up space
Apps have several permissions that are needed to run which users do not know
Updating is painful as apps need to be constantly updated
Every user wont require all the functionality of an app.But still he installs
Android Apps causes battery drain,take up memory and slow your phonedown
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THE PROBLEMS
Has anyone thought about these problems ?
Yes, Google has made available an easy access program
called Android Instant Apps as a new concept!!
THE NEW CONCEPT is simple
An app does not have to be installed by the end-user.Portion (An Activity) of an app can be instantly downloaded on the fly from PlayStore, without having to be installed. This solves all of the problems above, and at the same keeping the developers and end-users happy.
Now,How does a developer make an instant app & make it available?
Modifies the existing app with little code changes
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Isolates a particular functionality of the app, builds the app and uploads it to Playstore
Makes a hyperlink available to users. When a user clicks on the link the Instant Appis loaded from Playstore and he can immediately start interacting with it
THE BENEFITS
USER DEVELOPER
Better App ExperienceNo UpdatingNo installation
Saves Deployment HeadachesSaves Version Management IssuesIntergrate Some Native Features Of Android
Platforms
about security? secure they are? HOW
Google has created a virtual sandbox in which these apps can run, there-by limiting what the app can only do. As this technology is still in early access program,more documentation is expected soon.
While what an instant app can access from sandbox is limited, there are several applications that can benefit from it.
For example:
1) Shopping apps. A hyperlink can land the user directly to an item from where the user can purchase the item with Google Play.
2) Loyalty apps. With NFC, a user can simply swipe his phone at the billing desk to be instantly presented with the bill and loyalty points.
3) A shopping mall can display say a car product and an user swiping the NFC terminal there, can be shown Product information in detail, along with complete feature detail.
4) Bill Payment. Your mobile bill can be instantly paid by clicking on the Pay Bill link, via Google Pay.
5) Insurance Premium. Premium payment can be made easy and seamless.
Android Instant App is work in progress and is in Early Access for limited number of developers.Google will make this technology available next year(2017). Do you have an idea for an Android Instant app that you would like to share? Feel free to write to us or contact us at [email protected]
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