Google today introduced Instant Apps for Android (Android Instant Apps), which run immediately and do not require installation.
The announcement was made during the Google I/O 2016 conference and according to the company it is a new project which will deliver to users a subset of a complete existing application.
When you click on a link on Google Play, then it will run the application immediately and give you the results you need at that moment. Once you close this application it will be completely deleted from your mobile. Technically it will live in the cache for a few hours, but there is no app on your home screen.
Google considers that there are cases where you are using a mobile Android to visit a place from rare to just once. Installing an app for these individual visits is usually not pleasant and basically after you see what you want in the end you completely delete the application.
For example it mentions applications that inform you about the cost of parking, or visiting a museum or the cost and the gamea that exist in an amusement park etc.
In a vivid example, the presenter used the B&H app to do a market research for a camera bag. He did not install any application and after a total of three clicks, and about 30 seconds, he has made his purchase.
The demo was made in real time, and on an Android device running 4.4 KitKat. Once released, it is expected to be compatible with any device that will have Jellybean or later version.
At the moment, the project direct apps for Android is supported by a few partners, such as: Buzzfeed, B&H Photo Video, Medium, Hotel Tonight, Zumper and Disney. Google plans to gradually expand access to more partners over the coming months. Android users will start seeing Instant Apps "within this year."
