Back at Google IO 2016, Google announced a feature that could change the mobile marketing game: instant apps. These are “mini-apps” that launch when a user clicks a web link while browsing on mobile.

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Google is killing off Instant Apps after 8 years. The feature will go away in December 2025, and the company is being very quiet about the change. The move has been confirmed via Android Studio, ...

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. Android Instant Apps let users try out parts of an ...

As of December 2025, Google Play will no longer support Instant Apps. The tech company has now confirmed this. They were intended as apps that could be accessed directly from the browser – without ...

I can’t believe Google is killing this one feature I barely use. Perhaps, that's the point. The brand is officially discontinuing Android Instant Apps in December 2025 because you're not using enough ...