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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 app (app bundle) installable activity and instant activity

I struggle to define a good instant app architecture for my app. Currently the app is in an old style instant app structure. Right now I am converting it to dynamic modules. So far i have it working for the installable version. But I struggle to get…
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How can I check whether the Google Instant Apps feature is enabled in a phone before using it?

I have two projects with me. My idea is to open one app inside the life cycle of another application itself. I was successful in achieving that using the Instant Apps feature by calling the intent to the link to that child app's activity and used…
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Android Instant Apps Samples Not Pulling GitHub Repository

When I try to create/import a sample and use Instant apps, the code is not pulled from GitHub repository. Any thoughts? In addition, I have also tested the Hello World Sample (Java) and the GitHub Repository associated page does not exist.
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Instant App not loading from "Try Now" button

I have just published my Instant App (IA) to the production channel but experiencing issues with the "Try Now" functionality. The app downloads, attempts to open but then crashes with the below errors appearing in the logs. The default URL for the…
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Sharing data between Parent app and instant app

I am designing an SDK. My SDK has it's own UI. To reduce the integration efforts I am planning to deploy the SDK as an instant app. The user will click the CTA to launch the SDK, which will launch the instant app. My questions are: 1. Can I pass the…
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Is it possible to open Instant app directly without disambiguation dialog?

I have deployed a simple instant app to play store and map a URL to my website using App Link, but when I tried to open instant app from another app for the first time, I always got the disambiguation dialog, letting user confirm whether open…
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Disable Android 'Instant' app module for a flavor

I have an Android app with paid and free flavors, and have been working on including 'instant' capabilities. I don't want the 'Try now' button to appear for my paid version, so I'd like to disable the instant app module for my paid flavor. How do I…
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Loading instant app "from library" doesn't see the full app bundle

I've uploaded an app bundle to the internal test track (under App releases, so this is the full app) and then I'm going to the Android instant apps section and also under Internal test track I'm hitting the Add from library button, but it won't show…
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How to set "Your name"

I cannot find any documentation or examples so I'm looking for guidance. When my Instant app is downloaded it shows up in Settings>Google>Google Play Instant with the app name and below that "Your Name". Other apps have found how to set "Your Name",…
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web socket connection couldn't be established in android instant app by libwebsockets

My game couldn't establish websocket connection in Google Play Instant Game environment. It works in installed app, but not in instant app. The game is built by cocos creator, it use libwebsockets to create websocket connection. The log is shown…
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What should be the target sandbox version in Instant app and Installed app?

I am developing the instant app of my main app and I am confused about the targetsandbox version of the instant app and installed app. When I try to upgrade from instant app to installed app from android studio I am getting the following error New…
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Is ARCore compatable with Android Instant Apps?

I heard ARCore support was announced for instant apps last year, but I haven't seen any around and can't find any documentation on the subject. Has anyone had any success with this?
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Can I test an instant app deploy from bundles locally?

It is possible to test the installable App Bundle with bundle tool. https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/bundletool bundletool build-apks bundletool install-apks Recently Google added the ability to publish Instant Apps in App Bundle…
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Handling Permissions: Making one activity of a large app into an instant app

I have been asked to make an instant app module openable from play store in a base app which I am working on. The base app is large with lots of activities. It also uses many more permissions than those allowed for instant apps. Is it possible that…
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Why there is no task generateXXXSource in instant app module?

For a project include installable, instant, and other modules, I can see there are gradle tasks of :installable:generateGoogleReleaseSources, ::generateReleaseSources but I only see :instant:dummyGoogleRelease and there is no…
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