Technology giant Google has added the 'Instant Apps' feature in the Google Play Store through a "Try Now" button to let users try Android apps before downloading. The feature is currently available for some apps including New York Times Crossword and BuzzFeed News. The Instant Apps feature, allowing users to try apps without downloading, was first introduced last year.
Google's Instant Apps are available in a few places for curious Android users, but they've been conspicuously absent in one place: the Play Store. Wouldn't you want to check out an app before committing to it? You can now. Google is now building Instant Apps into the store through a "Try It Now" button on app pages. Tap it and you can find out if an app is your cup of tea without the usual rigamarole of downloading it first. Only a handful of apps are explicitly labelled as Instant Apps-ready (the New York Times' crossword game is one example), but we'd expect that list to grow before long.
There are other important tweaks to the store, too. There's a revamped games area (shown above) with trailers and sections for new and "premium" paid games. Also, the redone Editor's Choice area is now up and running in 17 countries.
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