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Associated Press

Google knows many people never get around to adding apps, because they have to download them.
So it has a new way.
Why you need to delete zombie apps, and how bots and digital assistants can help
At its recent developer conference, Google announced Instant Apps, a way to download apps with one click, without having to go through the cumbersome process of downloading them to your phone.
Instead, if a friend was to suggest a feature on BuzzFeed in a chat window, for instance, Android users later this year will be able to click a link, and add portions of the app to their phone to see a video, photo, or some other source of information.

Google’s Ellie Powers suggested a potential use case: you’re late for a meeting, find a parking space, and the meter suggests paying with a parking app, but you don’t have time to download the app. Instead, you can click a link, add some of the app to the phone with one click, and pay the meter.
App developers will have to create future apps in modules to qualify for Instant users.
“The experience is totally seamless,” she says. “We can’t wait to see what you’re going to build, when your app is just one tap away.”
Both Google and Apple are locked in a heated battle for consumers, via apps. While Android has a bigger market share worldwide than Apple’s IOS, developers tend to prefer IOS, because Apple consumers are wealthier, and thus, spend more money on apps than the Android community.
Apple will address developers at its WWDC conference on June 13 in San Francisco.

At its developer conference, Google talked up the latest version of the Android mobile operating system, Android N, which will begin showing up on phones later in the year.
It features a split-screen option to show multiple apps at once, a quick switch option to move between two apps swiftly and the ability to customise notifications by priority.
Associated Press


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Google’s Ellie Powers describes the Instant App as a totally seamless experience. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

This image taken from a gif showing an instant app for paying the park meter. The instant app technology does not require downloading and installing the app. Photo: HANDOUT

This image taken from a gif showing an instant recipe app. The instant app technology does not require downloading and installing the app. Photo: HANDOUT

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Instant Apps will enable users to download the parts of an app they need with one click – and forgo the ponderous process of downloading the whole app to a smartphone
