Google has begun initial live testing of Android Instant Apps

At last year’s Google I/O, one of the interesting features announced for the Android platform was the Instant App feature. According to a post on Android Developers Blog, the Instant App is under initial testing as the company is working with developers to get their applications Instant App ready. As a quick recap, Instant App is a nifty feature that will allow Android users to utilize part of a supported Android app, without the need to install the application on their devices.

For a start, apps from Wish, Periscope, and Viki will be tested at this juncture. The objective of this exercise is to gather user feedback for refinement of this new feature. As for app developers, they are advised to update their applications to support Instant Apps functionality; they also need to modularize their applications so that part of the software can be downloaded and run on the user’s device. The full Instant Apps SDK will be made available in the coming months, so do watch this space for future developments.

(Source: Android Developers Blog)

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