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Google shuts down free feature that made using apps easier

One of the biggest challenges for any app developer has been getting people to make the commitment to download an app. Stores like the Google play store and Apple’s App Store at least guarantee, for ...
Android

Android Instant Apps Join Google+ & Stadia: Another Google Idea Bites the Dust

Google is killing off Instant Apps after 8 years. The feature will go away in December 2025, and the company is being very quiet about the change. The move has been confirmed via Android Studio, ...
Phone Scoop

Google Kills Instant Apps

Google is shutting down an Android feature that let users quickly download and use a temporary "mini" version of an app, instead of installing the full app. Instant Apps were not popular with ...
Android Police

RIP Android Instant Apps, we hardly knew you

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...
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This Play Store feature is gone — and you didn’t even know it existed

Google is shutting down its Play Store's instant apps feature in December 2025. This technology, launched in 2016, allowed Android users to access applications without downloading them. After nearly a ...