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Every year we see something new in the world of technology since it is impossible to stop the progress. Some years ago Android burst into IT world and made a revolution there. And innovative mobile development trends of this system are still blowing the minds of users. We will prove it in this article. It will persuade you that Google does its best to impress their users and change this era with mobile development tricks.
Trends in Android app development may just seem unlimited. As there are many Android-based apps, developers set a goal to amaze even the most sophisticated users around the world with something unusual. This year will surely bring us new and interesting Android products.
Okay, here we go!
Android Instant Apps - new trend in digital universe
What is Instant Apps? Let's discuss it. For example, you need to use a certain app, but it is not installed on your phone, and a mobile Internet connection doesn't allow its quick installation from Google Play. To provide users with quick access to Android apps, Google developed Instant Apps.
- With one click you will be able to download apps instantly like usual web pages. Moreover, it would not be downloaded to your portable device in its full size. It will be installed only in part.
- It is worth noting that Instant Apps traffic is comparable to casual web page traffic. So our phones and tablets won't be full of various applications that we need only once.
However, is everything so optimistic about Android Instant Apps? If we examine this issue more deeply, it turns out to have some pitfalls, especially for developers.
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First up, users who deploy only Instant Apps will be less engaged in active use of the application. Thus, they won't be interested in new updates. In this case, the popularity of any instant app on Android may result in decreased revenue for developers. It makes it impossible to affirm unambiguously that new apps generation represented by Instant Apps will be completely suitable and profitable for everybody.
As for Google, it will surely make some profit due to the increase of web searches since for now only about 27% of apps are installed through a web search. But Instant Apps' technology has a great potential. This fact is indisputable.
Statistics of downloaded apps
Today you can test Instant Apps if you use the latest OS version Android 7.0 Nougat. But in the long run, the Instant Apps feature will be supported by all Android versions starting from 4.1.
As for the development process, specialists don't need to develop two different apps. Instant Apps requires the same Android API as well as the same project and source code. It is only necessary to update the existing app and add Android Instant Apps' functionality. As it can be noticed, the process doesn't take any more time for development than most common Android apps.
Let's ponder whether this trend will become popular in the digital world. When it comes to users, they want everything to become quicker with the app. Beyond any doubt, they will be satisfied with an instant Android app (and some of them already are!). As for developers and marketers this year will show their perspectives.
From https://www.cleveroad.com/blog/latest-trends-in-android-application-development-in-2017
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