Did you know it's possible to use Android apps on your smartphone without actually installing them? Google calls them instant apps, a neat innovation originally introduced at Google I/O in 2016. Now ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Instant Apps were first announced over a year ago at Google I/O 2016 ...

Apps used to be the measure of a mobile platform’s worth, with Apple and Google dueling over who could list the most items in their respective stores. Today, the numbers don’t matter as much—there are ...

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, ...