Google is set to discontinue Android Instant Apps by the end of 2025. They were first introduced in 2016 and made available to users in early 2017.

But since apps show no sign of decline, Google developed a workaround. It’s called Android Instant Apps, and it launched in the Play Store, Google’s App Store for Android, on October 19.

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 Instant Apps could change the way you interact with mobile software. This post explores what they can do and how to make them.