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The Google Play Store solved this problem with dynamic feature modules. Either at install time or later on, you can let users download only certain parts of the
by Farbklex 6y ago
The Google Play Store solved this problem with dynamic feature modules. Either at install time or later on, you can let users download only certain parts of the app. All with a single app store entry and app bundle.
We use this for devices which don't have NFC. If the device doesn't support it, then there is no reason to download the module for identification via passport NFC scans.
- piannucci 6y agoInteresting. I have had bad cell connectivity in unfamiliar airports, though, where I could barely keep a connection to e.g. the Lyft servers. What if I can’t download the module when I need it? I don’t think requiring the user to download it in advance of their flight is viable, either. If we lived in a world of universal, homogeneous, inexpensive connectivity, I’d be satisfied with the solution you mention. I guess if they had location/policy micro-modules small enough to fit in a single MTU, then anybody who could connect to Uber at all could be served. It still boggles my mind that there could be ~100M meaningful instructions in a program.
- megablast 6y agoWhich sucks. I arrive in a new country, and need to find internet access???
- PudgePacket 6y agoMate.. how are you going to get your uber anyway without internet?
- viraptor 6y agoIf you want to use Uber afterwards... yes, you already established you'll rely on internet access.
- deadbunny 6y agoHow are you ordering an Uber without internet access?