Questions tagged [android-instant-apps]

Android Instant Apps are special kind of native mobile apps that can be run instantly on Android device, without prior installation, just by clicking on a web link - or the Try Now button in the Play Store. Use this tag for questions about Android Instant Apps development, debugging and deployment. Consider adding [android] tag as well.

Android Instant Apps were presented during Google I/O 2016 as a way of launching native Android applications without requiring a user to install them. Instant Apps are launched by simply clicking on a web link.

Resources

Android Instant Apps introduction

Frequently Asked Questions

Preparing your app

Code samples

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Instant Dynamic Feature with Dynamic feature guide

I'm confused with the dynamic instant app documentation setup guide from android itself, therefore guidance and links are much appreciated :) What I understood from reading the documents is the actual "app" will convert into "base", creating another…
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Double Activity definition when using dynamic modules

I have this project structure on a test app. App module -> an API interfaces module -> a dynamic module that implements my API interfaces and used third party APIs. On the dynamic module I have an Activity defined from a third party. This activity…
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Firebase Messaging not Working in Modern Android Instant App - DisplayNotificationRequired?

I've read all the related SO questions, most of which were asked in answered in 2017 or early 2018, before Google simplified the way Instant Apps could be created. In my case, I created an "instant enabled app bundle" (described here) that works…
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How to manage Instant App in new Google Play Console?

Google recently launched new Google Play console beta. https://play.google.com/console/ Is there Instant App management section available in new console? In the old console it was available under Release Management -> Instant App releases
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Is there a way to remove "try it out" button from instant app on play store

We are making an instant app but the client wants to give access to it only specific costumers by sending a link to the. Can we publish and app (that also has instant app) to the play store but disable the instant app from opening through the play…
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Is there a way to do Bluetooth scans in a Android Instant App?

It seems that every single method or property of accessing BluetoothAdapter instance would cause crashes on Instant Apps, even with android.permission.BLUETOOTH and android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN are added to AndroidManifest.xml. I know that I…
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Android Instant Apps (Games) using Phaser?

Is there any way to use Phaser (HTML5 Game framework) for Android Instant Apps? It's quite easy to make it for Facebook Instant Apps as well as for native Android/iOS using Cordova, but how about Android Instant Apps? Can't find the information…
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Is it possible to hide "try now" button from the store while keeping link to instant app activated?

I added instant app compatibility to my Android application. It works : I have a "try now" button in the store (internal tests) and I can access my instant app with a link. I would like to hide the "try now" button. I would like my instant app to be…
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showInstallPrompt not found in InstantApps class

I'm having this problem. I've got these configs.. compileSdkVersion 26 buildToolsVersion '28.0.3' defaultConfig { minSdkVersion 16 targetSdkVersion 26 and implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:26.1.0' …
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Is it possible to publish instant app without associated URL?

According to this article (20 August, 2018) from Android Blog we can publish instant apps without associated URL: Today, we've made it easier to build instant games and apps by removing the URL requirement. Previously, in order to publish an …
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How to create multiple instant apps in single project?

After reading documentation and watching official Google tutorials on instant apps I've found that it is required to have at least one feature module, "minimal module" (the module with shared code) and a full app module. Official manual explains how…
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Creation Of App Bundle For Instant App Module Is Not Possible

I have set up an app as an instant app based on this guides: https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/android-instant-apps/index.html?index=..%2F..index#6 and…
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Why there is no such thing as instantAppVariants? How do I loop thr. variants in instant app gradle file?

In application module, we can use applicationVariants. In feature module, we can use featureVariants. In library module, we can use libraryVariatns. Where is instantAppVariants??? UPDATE: Back story: I want to generate BuildConfig and…
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Firebase initialisation failing in Instant app base module

As a part of making the instant app version of my existing app, I made my current application module as base module and created a new application class. I moved the google-services.json to new application folder added the line apply plugin:…
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Unable to connect firebase with instant app with flavors and dimensions

I have just converted my app into an instant app, the thing is that it has a setup that is a little complex, since I have 3 dimensions: experience - instant - installed type - demo - controlled - user adjustment - normal - perf so…