Instant Apps

An intro to Instant Apps, why you should make one, and how to build one!

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1. Instant Apps
2. Instant Apps • Announced at Google IO 2016
 • Private beta over the past year
 • Released at Google IO 2017
4. Why Instant Apps?
5. “Smartphone owners typically use 3 apps frequently “ Source: ComScore 2015 U.S. Mobile App Report
6. Most users don’t know the difference between an app and a website
10. “The best instant app experiences are focused on helping the user accomplish a task quickly”
11. Instant Apps use cases • Purchase an item • Book a hotel • View a listing
12. Building an Instant App
13. Building an Instant App • Refactor your app to be modular * • Use Android Studio 3.0 • Download the Instant Apps SDK • Use App Links and Runtime permissions • Smart Lock for logging in • Google Payments API for payments
14. Modular Project Structure • Introduces a new module types - Feature, Instant App
 • Your app features are separated into feature modules, tied together with an application module, or instant apps module
15. Modular Project Structure App
16. Modular Project Structure Base
 feature Purchase feature Listing feature Feedback feature App Instant
 App
17. App Links • Instant apps are launched via URL • Navigation between instant apps must be via URL • Activities within the same app feature can be used as normal
18. Restrictions • Each Instant App must be less than 4mb • Must have an installable Android application • Limited permission set • No background services • No content providers • No push notifications • No external storage access
19. Let’s build an instant app!