How to check out Google's new Instant Apps on your phone or tablet

Google's Instant Apps premise is simple - you have to be able to open and use apps from anywhere, without having to get them installed first. They look similar to web links, but the Instant Apps execution is riddled with technical difficulties if you want the action to be tailored to your account, that is why Google is just rolling those out now, after announcing them last spring.

To achieve immediate usage, what Android does is simply download only the necessary bits of the code and assets (such as images and fonts, etc.) for that specific location within the app, not the whole thing. In essence, you're doing nothing less than streaming apps to your device, like some online gaming services do. It's an elegant solution, if Google can pull it off, and one that has the potential to seriously alter the way we think about, and experience mobile apps. Not so fast, though, as for now the service is rolling out as a testing batch to some users only, and with a limited number of apps that are reworked to support it. Here's what you need to do to check if you can get a glimpse of the future of apps on your device:

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