Android Instant Apps are now available for testing (limited)

Last year at Google's I/O Developer Conference, they announced Instant Apps. Instant Apps are sorta like a link between web apps and native apps. They allow you to test out small parts of an app without having to download the whole app from the Play Store.

Not only will this help the process of getting new users quickly but it'll also help bypass the waiting time for downloading and installing and also help free up space on your phone if you want to use only a specific parts of the app.

Now after almost half a year, the feature is now available for testing. But hold on, Google is only testing out the feature with select developers such as BuzzFeed, Wish, Periscope and Viki as it collects feedback from users to see how the feature works.

For developers wanting to implement Instant Apps, you'll need to modularize your app into small packages that can work independently without the full app. The SDK for the Instant Apps isn't out yet but Google says it'll release it in the coming months. So if you're ready you should take a look at Google's recommendations for preparing your apps for the SDK.

If you're using an Instant App, you won't even realize it. Normally on the click of a link, instead of taking you to a web page or to the Play Store link, it'll take you to a native Android interface and that's how you'll know you're using an Instant App.