1. It seems move companies want to be on people’s phones. App Clip is for those one time use things, where people don’t want to install an app. Companies seem to hope you’ll install an app for a once time use, then leave it there forever, so they can brag about install numbers or send notifications.
2. Personally, I don’t trust random QR codes. I’ve been at several gas stations where they have stickers for Apple and Android with QR codes to scan and pay. They seem like an App Clip thing… but they are also haphazardly slapped on to the pump, nowhere near the payment stuff, and not even lined up or straight. I can only assume it’s a scam and someone is hoping a naive person scans the sticker and pays them $50.
When it was first announced I thought it sounded great, as I don’t want to install random apps to be a customer at a store. But between companies wanting app installs, and people who shouldn’t trust random QR codes, it kind of seems destine to fail.
There’s already a flow to download an app from a link or QR code, apps can be configured so they’re not added to the home screen, and apps are automatically deleted (“offloaded”) on low storage.
I've come across quite a few of them, especially for ordering food / drinks in "restaurants", theatres, sports venues etc. In that setting, they're superb.
I can think of two reasons.
1. It seems move companies want to be on people’s phones. App Clip is for those one time use things, where people don’t want to install an app. Companies seem to hope you’ll install an app for a once time use, then leave it there forever, so they can brag about install numbers or send notifications.
2. Personally, I don’t trust random QR codes. I’ve been at several gas stations where they have stickers for Apple and Android with QR codes to scan and pay. They seem like an App Clip thing… but they are also haphazardly slapped on to the pump, nowhere near the payment stuff, and not even lined up or straight. I can only assume it’s a scam and someone is hoping a naive person scans the sticker and pays them $50.
When it was first announced I thought it sounded great, as I don’t want to install random apps to be a customer at a store. But between companies wanting app installs, and people who shouldn’t trust random QR codes, it kind of seems destine to fail.
Is there any advantage over a small normal app?
There’s already a flow to download an app from a link or QR code, apps can be configured so they’re not added to the home screen, and apps are automatically deleted (“offloaded”) on low storage.
I believe the one I have seen a few times paying/ordering in the restaurants is Toast app.
I think most use cases for App Clips are better served by simple web apps, which is why App Clips never really took off.
I was wondering about this too, early on I was looking to try out in apps but couldn’t find many.
Follow up question: did anyone here implement app clips and saw any benefits for their app?
Pretty sure partiful uses app clips in imessage
I used to use App Clips for this fake cash app thing, so thats one thing lol
I've come across quite a few of them, especially for ordering food / drinks in "restaurants", theatres, sports venues etc. In that setting, they're superb.