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page.title=Android Instant Apps: Frequently Asked Questions
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<p>
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<strong>What devices are compatible with Android Instant Apps?</strong>
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Android Instant Apps is compatible with devices that are running Android 4.1
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(API level 16) or higher and have Google Play services installed.
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</p>
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<strong>Do developers need to build two different Android apps now?</strong>
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Developers only need to maintain one project with one source tree.
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Developers simply configure the project to create two build artifacts: the
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installable APK and the instant version.
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Some developers can take less than a day to get up and running,
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though the effort involved varies depending on how the
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app is structured.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>What Android APIs and functionality can Instant Apps use?</strong>
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Android Instant Apps functionality complements an existing Android app,
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but does not replace it. Android Instant Apps uses the same Android APIs, the
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same project, the same source code. Android Instant Apps restricts some
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features that might not match users' expectations of an app
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that is not installed.
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For example, an Instant App can't use background services, do background
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notifications, or access unique device identifiers.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Can users choose to install the app permanently?</strong>
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Developers can allow users to download the app from the Google Play
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Store. After download, the app remains on the phone after the user has left
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the experience.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>How do permissions work in Android Instant Apps?</strong>
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Android Instant Apps uses the runtime permissions model introduced in
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Android 6.0 (API level 23).
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>How do developers publish these apps?</strong>
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Developers publish their Instant Apps through the Google Play Developer
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Console, similar to their existing Android apps.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>How can developers get involved?</strong>
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Developers interested in upgrading their Android apps can visit
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<a class="external-link"
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href="http://g.co/InstantApps">
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g.co/InstantApps</a> to
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sign up. We will be reaching out to interested
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developers in the coming months.
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