9to5Mac reported that Apple is working on a new way to enable users to try applications on iOS without having to install them. The website said: The early version of version 14 of the (iOS) system showed that the feature will allow users to try out parts of application functions by scanning the QR Code.
The site explained that if the user opens a link or scans a QR code from an application that is not installed on an iPhone or iPad, this link will open in the Safari browser, but applications can provide general links that open the application itself instead of the browser if the application is installed. 9to5Mac analyzed the new application development interface called Clips, and found that it will allow developers to provide interactive and dynamic content from applications even if they are not installed.
The Clips API links directly to the QR Code reader in the site-resolved version, so the user can scan a code associated with an app and then interact with it directly from a card that will appear on the screen. The site said: “Suppose you got a QR code with a link to a video from YouTube but you do not have the official application installed on your iPhone.
“With iOS 14 and the Clips API, you will be able to scan this code and the video will be copied onto a floating card displaying a native UI instead of a web page.” Developers will need to decide which part of the app should be downloaded by iOS as an Over-The-Air package to read this content.
The floating card will display options to download the full version of the app from the App Store or to open this content with the app if it is already installed. It is noteworthy that Android has a similar feature called Slices that displays the interactive parts of an application in places such as Google search results and the digital assistant (Google Assistant).
