At the Google I/O event from 2016, Google’s new Instant feature Apps announced. For a while it remained rather quiet around this development, but now it turns out that Google Instant Apps to the test.

Instant Apps

Instant Apps Google during the Google I/O event announced. This new feature ensures that an application can open without installing it. This will go by means of a link, a bit similar to the AMP-websites (Accelerated Mobile Page). Here you need the application not to install, which is especially good to his right for one-time use of a specific app.

first, this function works with, among others, BuzzFeed, Wish and Periscope. This is done in the testing phase, which is now starting. It is a closed test, so it is not publicly available. After a feedbackronde will become accessible to more users.

Currently, developers can get their applications ready and optimize for the Instant Apps. More than a thousand ontwikkelaard would probably be already interested in their applications for Instant Apps to make them compatible. Because Instant Apps to be rolled out will be via the Google Play Services, there will not be a specific version of the operating system are required. This are all devices with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and new, suitable for Instant Apps. This makes it for developers to be attractive.

Google Assistant

another relatively new development from Google is the Google Assistant. This virtual assistant is the successor of Google Now offers a number of new developments. One of them is the probing questions. This can have the effect that you are not getting the name of a relevant person have to say. Instead, imagine, for example, "How long is he?" as a question. Google Assistant by means of the previous question who the 'he' is in the question and gives an answer.

another development is that Google Assistant is humor. So you can be the assistant, for example, ask a joke to tell and a conversation with him. At the time of writing is Google Assistant is now only in English to use the Google Pixel and Pixel XL. You can, however, by means of root-access the Google Assistant turn on your device, provided it runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow or Android 7.0 and 7.1.1 Nougat.

Source: NU.nl