fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoGoogle is shutting down Android Instant Apps over ‘low’ usagewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down10cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
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minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·5 days ago“Instant apps” = PWAs?
minus-squareViatorOmnium@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·5 days agoNo, it was a feature that allowed “streaming” a real android app without needing to install it
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 days agoWell I’ve never even heard of it so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that it was unsuccessful.
minus-squareViatorOmnium@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoFrom a user experience level, yes it’s pretty similar, with the important difference that after fully loading the instant apps were supposed to work as native installed apps.
“Instant apps” = PWAs?
No, it was a feature that allowed “streaming” a real android app without needing to install it
Well I’ve never even heard of it so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that it was unsuccessful.
So a Java Applet?
From a user experience level, yes it’s pretty similar, with the important difference that after fully loading the instant apps were supposed to work as native installed apps.