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minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·1 day ago“Instant apps” = PWAs?
minus-squareViatorOmnium@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 day agoNo, it was a feature that allowed “streaming” a real android app without needing to install it
minus-squareViatorOmnium@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·17 hours agoFrom a user experience level, yes it’s pretty similar, with the important difference that after fully loading the instant apps were supposed to work as native installed apps.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoWell I’ve never even heard of it so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that it was unsuccessful.
“Instant apps” = PWAs?
No, it was a feature that allowed “streaming” a real android app without needing to install it
So a Java Applet?
From a user experience level, yes it’s pretty similar, with the important difference that after fully loading the instant apps were supposed to work as native installed apps.
Well I’ve never even heard of it so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that it was unsuccessful.