Is there an Android build flag to check for APK versus Instant App version of an App

Question

Just like BuildConfig.FLAVOR and BuildConfig.DEBUG is there a build flag to check at runtime for the APK version or the Instant App version of an Android application ?

Or is there another way to get the information ?

user_3190071 · Answer

Easiest way is to use PackageManager.isInstantApp() :

https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/instantapps/PackageManagerCompat.html#isInstantApp()

Or, a regular (non-appcompat version) https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager#isInstantApp()

Also has an override which accepts package name as a string, which allows to check other apps, if permissions allow.

Is there an Android build flag to check for APK versus Instant App version of an App

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