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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How to launch instantapp from web pages in Chrome?

I developed my first Android instant app which is now available on Google Play. I want to invoke the app from a web page in Chrome, but it doesn't work. Taking Wish (www.wish.com) as an example, I tried the following links on Chrome for Android. 1:…
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You should specify at least one URL in your Instant App APKs manifest Play Store

Whenever I upload my base and feature APK to Play Store I got that message I have allready but it in Zip and now I have base but now asking for URL not Base You should specify at least one URL in your Instant App APKs manifest. this my manifest i…
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Separate manifest for instant app

Can I use different manifests for instant app and a regular application? In more detail, I need to specify different classes "App" in the "android:name=App" field (application tag).
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Publish an android app plugin as instant app

Is it possible to publish just a plugin as instant app, which might not be a part of the main app in the apk that gets downloaded from playstore ? For example a todo app plugin from a productivity app? The productivity app might have a lot of other…
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android class not found from custom feature

I'm trying to modularize my app but I've got a problem. I've got four modules, app and instantapp as applicatio and as a feature, base and detail, ok? base is the main feature (com.android.feature) where I've got most of my logic gradle file: apply…
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PackageManager check of isEphemeralDisabled causes a deadlock on Android 7.1

private boolean isEphemeralAllowed( Intent intent, List resolvedActivities, int userId, boolean skipPackageCheck) { // Short circuit and return early if possible. if (isEphemeralDisabled()) { return…
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Unable to run android instant app in emulator

I have created an Instant app using Android Studio 3.0. When I try to run the instant app in the emulator I get the following error I use the recommended Nexus 5X image running Android 6.0 (API level 23), x86, with Google APIs. I also have the…
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How to include custom logic in the installed version of the app

In my installed version of the app I want to have customised logic. It needs to use a completely different Activity. From the multi feature sample app provided by google i added inside the installed module a src folder with a new activity and some…
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android-instant-apps can't be launched for some minutes after download completely

I click the url for my instant-app, google play store launched and ask me open it in browser or app, I click app, and it start download my instant app, after download completely it not launcher my instant app but launched chrome browser, after some…
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Is Multidexing supported for the Android InstantApps?

I was wondering if multidexing supported by Google for InstantApps. The question is that it is intended to be used for small apps, but does this mean it won't run at all with multidexing?
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How to force android project to merge the resources from feature module?

I have a multi-module project with base-feature and feature modules. The problem is that after the build the resources from feature module are duplicated with a second id and the resources are not merged properly in the end. Is there a something…
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Error when trying to install Instant App

I've a multi feature app. Installed App version works perfectly. n Instant App version was working till yesterday. Now I can build it correctly but I get this error when trying to install any of the instant modules. Does anyone have the same issue…
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instant apps DAL failed

I am developing an instant app following the instructions given in Android Documentation. For app link I am using the tool "App links Assistant" under Tools. Under "App links assistant" > "Associate Website" I clicked on "Open Digital Asset Links…
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How to save picture in instant app

how to save picture in instant app
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InstantAppBundleException: No base split found! Base split APK is the one with no 'splitName' attribute set on the tag

When trying to launch the Instant App, it reported Side loading failed with message: Failure when trying to read bundel. Failed to parse app: /data/local/tmp/aia/my_app.zip When look at the logcat, it has this error InstantAppBundleException: No…
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