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Another Day, Another Google Feature Bites the Dust
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The Android feature that allows you to try out apps without downloading them has only been available for a few months now.
The cemetery of products or services abandoned by Google hosts a new corpse: the Mountain View firm has announced its intention to put an end to Android's Instant Apps, and this for the most pragmatic reason, i.e. a rate ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store) The Google article puts an end to Android's Instant Apps has appeared first …
Launched in 2016, Google Play Store's "instant apps" allow you to launch apps and games on your Android smartphone without having to download them. They will be disabled next December.
Google has decided to kill one of the features of its operating system. It was implemented relatively recently and apparently did not gain the expected interest – from both consumers and developers. It is an option that allows applications to be launched without actually being installed. The novelty was supposed to speed up the process of discovering individual services, but in practice few people knew about its existence. Google visited the cem…
Another Day, Another Google Feature Bites the Dust
Google is killing Instant Apps, they’ll cease to exist in December this year. This is the latest Google product to join the Google Graveyard, which is packed with both hardware and software products. Everything from Stadia to Google+ can be found there. Google is killing off Instant Apps, the feature is going away in December Now, in regard to Instant Apps, that was a really nice idea by Google. Unfortunately, however, they never became popular.…
The idea was good, but it didn't take off. Google's Instant Apps are on the chopping block. These "snippets" of apps that require no download or installation will disappear from Android by the end of the year.
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