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I am needing to create an instant app based on an already created application that is in the app store.
However I am trying to test the usage of instant apps, and I cannot get any to load or show on Google that have their own instant app.
I have followed this tutorial from Android Authority (http://www.androidauthority.com/use-android-instant-apps-749544/) and tried it on a Google Pixel running 8.0.0 and a Nexus 6 running 7.1.1.
Both the phones have the feature enabled in settings, but when I search any of the suggested apps on Google (e.g. Wish, Buzzfeed, Vimeo etc), the instant app does not show up and it takes me directly to the play store.
Does anyone know if instant apps are temporarily disabled, or whether it's limited to a certain Android OS, or if it's due to the regionality as i'm in the UK?
Furthermore if anyone has a link for me to test that should open an instant app, that would be great.
Thanks for your help.
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Because end users do not install them, instant apps do not take up storage on the device. To access an instant app, Android users must first opt in to instant apps by selecting 'Settings,' then 'Google,' and 'On' under the instant app feature. Android users can find instant apps through a couple of different mediums.
Tap on the gear icon to open Settings. Scroll down and select 'Google'. Choose 'Instant Apps' from the options listed. Toggle feature to 'On'.
It seems that they work consistently when you open them from another app rather than from chrome.
@TWL suggestion of opening buzzfeed.com/tasty from gmail works every time for me.
Other ways of getting instant apps to load are by viewing them from twitter, for example if you search for a video on vimeo it will open up their instant app.
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