{"id":13856,"date":"2022-02-18T15:18:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T14:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/?p=13856"},"modified":"2024-03-04T09:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T08:07:59","slug":"what-are-google-instant-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/what-are-google-instant-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Google Instant Applications?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kzsfncei-d82698bb1d286fe82ecf5532d7bf6efc\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kzsfncei-d82698bb1d286fe82ecf5532d7bf6efc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kzsfncei-d82698bb1d286fe82ecf5532d7bf6efc'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>What are Google Instant Mobile Apps?<\/h1>\n<p>In recent years, applications of all kinds have been developed. From <a href=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/native-apps-and-advantages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">native apps<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/progressive-web-app-development-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web apps<\/a>, or hybrid apps. In addition to all of them, Google spoke in 2016 for the first time about instant applications. But, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">what are the instant apps?<\/span><\/strong> Why are they called like that?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In 2017, Google presented the instant apps<\/span> <\/strong>and people began to know a little more about them. These <a href=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/types-of-mobile-apps-and-their-characteristics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">types of applications<\/a> became an alternative to mobile applications without the need to be downloaded.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile applications are tools that are continuously present in our daily lives. We are sure that you have a lot of apps that you do not even use all the functionalities they offer, also reducing the performance and storage of the mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Google decided to create instant apps where you can see an application without downloading<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s post, we will tell you more about these tools, how they work and how they can be activated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13859 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/google-instant-apps.jpeg\" alt=\"google instant apps\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/google-instant-apps.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/google-instant-apps-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/google-instant-apps-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/google-instant-apps-705x353.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5ulqom8-13078d8397c7ceec1e25695b9d0214d0\">\n#top .hr.av-5ulqom8-13078d8397c7ceec1e25695b9d0214d0{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-5ulqom8-13078d8397c7ceec1e25695b9d0214d0 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5ulqom8-13078d8397c7ceec1e25695b9d0214d0 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-597zclc-572e6a906058b02c446b5344388a42ca\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-597zclc-572e6a906058b02c446b5344388a42ca .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:19px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-597zclc-572e6a906058b02c446b5344388a42ca'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">We develop robust mobile apps and <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">technology solutions for logistics and transport<\/span><\/strong>. We help businesses to solve their challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr ' ><a href='https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/logistics-app-development-for-companies\/'  class='avia-button av-4qk5tkw-d104834ce322115c6826900682498069 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >LEARN MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2dmm8f4-e385ccc7989b2951b3c52622f713fcf4\">\n#top .hr.av-2dmm8f4-e385ccc7989b2951b3c52622f713fcf4{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-2dmm8f4-e385ccc7989b2951b3c52622f713fcf4 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2dmm8f4-e385ccc7989b2951b3c52622f713fcf4 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kzsg24eq-a1f70287b5b3967a1a5b967cffc20d7c\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kzsg24eq-a1f70287b5b3967a1a5b967cffc20d7c .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kzsg24eq-a1f70287b5b3967a1a5b967cffc20d7c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>What are Google instant apps?<\/h2>\n<p>Google&#8217;s instant applications have arrived, like any other technology, to make our day-to-day life and small tasks easier. <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Google&#8217;s instant apps are mobile applications that do not need to be downloaded<\/span><\/strong>, they are opened in the browser as if they were a web page.<\/p>\n<p>Instant apps are considered parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/mobile-app-development-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile applications<\/a> that can be used and installed without downloading.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">They are an alternative in the case of wanting to try an application<\/span><\/strong>. In this way, it would not be necessary to download it completely, but users can interact with it without taking up too much space on the device&#8217;s storage.<\/p>\n<h2>How are Google Instant mobile apps activated?<\/h2>\n<p>The first thing that we must point out is that not all applications or websites have their instant app version. Therefore, we must bear in mind that <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">this option will not always be available.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To activate the option of Google instant apps<strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> we must access Google Play<\/span><\/strong>. Then, we display the menu where we will find the <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Settings option<\/span><\/strong>. After this step, we must click on <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">General Settings and finally, the Google Play Instant option will appear<\/span><\/strong>. At this point, instant applications can be activated.<\/p>\n<p>It is a simple and quick process that will allow you to activate this type of application when it is necessary to see an app but you do not want to install it. For example,<strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> it is useful to do a test or to see some of the functionalities.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the Google instant applications are activated, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">we will only have to do a search or click on a link on a website that has the instant app version<\/span><\/strong>. At this point, we will see the option to open the instant application without having downloaded it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13860 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/google-instant-mobile-apps.jpeg\" alt=\"google instant mobile apps\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/google-instant-mobile-apps.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/google-instant-mobile-apps-300x250.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-27bf7z4-90937a7033ddf4c829d9543d9153cfec\">\n#top .hr.av-27bf7z4-90937a7033ddf4c829d9543d9153cfec{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-27bf7z4-90937a7033ddf4c829d9543d9153cfec .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-27bf7z4-90937a7033ddf4c829d9543d9153cfec hr-custom  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kzshtqbv-d666d6664887fec48208ef76eddfad8d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kzshtqbv-d666d6664887fec48208ef76eddfad8d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kzshtqbv-d666d6664887fec48208ef76eddfad8d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wireless technologies and devices are becoming more and more popular. Therefore, contactless technologies such as <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">NFC and Bluetooth<\/span><\/strong> are developed. <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Find out the differences between them.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr ' ><a href='https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/differences-between-bluetooth-and-nfc\/'  class='avia-button av-kzshty5f-3972cf3de7cf5ab6a2046a711813c784 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >LEARN MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1nj8i5c-40517694893d911666354973f3960753\">\n#top .hr.av-1nj8i5c-40517694893d911666354973f3960753{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-1nj8i5c-40517694893d911666354973f3960753 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1nj8i5c-40517694893d911666354973f3960753 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kzsh01k0-67ef89ca789c398c7908809dfe87d3cd\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kzsh01k0-67ef89ca789c398c7908809dfe87d3cd .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kzsh01k0-67ef89ca789c398c7908809dfe87d3cd'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Advantages of Google Instant Apps<\/h2>\n<p>Among the advantages of this type of app, we can save time. Many times, we want to see what an app would be like in order to check if the functionalities or what it offers are what we expected.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">they can be easily accessed from any browser through a URL<\/span><\/strong> as if it were a web page.<\/p>\n<p>By not installing an application,<strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> the storage and performance of the device are not affected as much<\/span><\/strong>. This helps not to overload the smartphone or tablet with tools that we will not use.<\/p>\n<p>Although instant apps have great advantages, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">some drawbacks must be told<\/span><\/strong>. We have previously said that <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Google Instant Apps are not available for all apps or websites.<\/span><\/strong> It should also be noted that through an instant app it is not possible to access the entire tool but only certain functionalities.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Google&#8217;s instant applications emerged to test an app or part of it without having to download and install it on the mobile, making viewing an application an easy and comfortable process for users.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not being well known, since their launch in 2017, they have become more and more popular.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1d3m4lc-8f25203eac59435ad726953cf0f1f787\">\n#top .hr.av-1d3m4lc-8f25203eac59435ad726953cf0f1f787{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-1d3m4lc-8f25203eac59435ad726953cf0f1f787 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1d3m4lc-8f25203eac59435ad726953cf0f1f787 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kzshund7-815887557740ec6deb90451c9a31fb49\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kzshund7-815887557740ec6deb90451c9a31fb49 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:19px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kzshund7-815887557740ec6deb90451c9a31fb49'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Get in touch with us<\/span><\/strong> to start your next project<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr ' ><a href='https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/contact\/'  class='avia-button av-kzshv2x6-f6bc0979cec066a3b1334e54dbcf99d8 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-x-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color' ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >CONTACT US<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jx4wu8-27bbfb503fa7c789c7aeb157d020f9da\">\n#top .hr.av-jx4wu8-27bbfb503fa7c789c7aeb157d020f9da{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-jx4wu8-27bbfb503fa7c789c7aeb157d020f9da .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jx4wu8-27bbfb503fa7c789c7aeb157d020f9da hr-custom  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_button  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":13780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[470],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile-app-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}