3.15. Instant Apps

Device implementations MUST satisfy the following requirements:

• Instant Apps MUST only be granted permissions that have the android:protectionLevel set to "ephemeral".
• Instant Apps MUST NOT interact with installed apps via implicit intents unless one of the following is true:
  • The component's intent pattern filter is exposed and has CATEGORY_BROWSABLE
  • The action is one of ACTION_SEND, ACTION_SENDTO, ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE
  • The target is explicitly exposed with android:visibleToInstantApps
• Instant Apps MUST NOT interact explicitly with installed apps unless the component is exposed via android:visibleToInstantApps.
• Installed Apps MUST NOT see details about Instant Apps on the device unless the Instant App explicitly connects to the installed application.