Coming soon to an iPhone near you: Apps you can try out without even installing

Taking cues from Google’s Android, Apple may soon allow iOS users to try out certain apps without even installing them. Folks over at 9to5Mac have found evidence within an early build of iOS 14 of an API that’s apparently called Clips internally at Apple that would let developers offer certain aspects of their applications up for tryouts without needing a download and install. Something similar is already available on Android, in the form of Slices, since Android P.

Apple is however looking to go a slightly different route with regards to Clips, according to the report. While Google offers Slices as an over-the-air package in Search and also within Google Assistant, Apple’s Clips would have a broader appeal. In that, iPhone users would be able to access them possibly throughout the system.