{"id":1188872,"date":"2021-04-13T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T19:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1188872"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:26:27","slug":"introducing-arcgis-instant-apps","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps","title":{"rendered":"Introducing ArcGIS Instant Apps"},"author":68331,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[759832,42641,23571,764082],"industry":[],"product":[36591,760042,36551],"class_list":["post-1188872","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-arcgis-instant-apps","tag-arcgis-online","tag-whats-new","tag-whats-new-march-2022","product-apps","product-instant-apps","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"The next generation of web mapping apps, ArcGIS Instant Apps, is available in ArcGIS Online. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Updated for the February 2024 release of ArcGIS Online.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The next generation of web mapping apps, ArcGIS Instant Apps<\/a>, is available in ArcGIS Online.\u00a0Use Instant Apps to quickly transform your maps into\u00a0apps to provide your\u00a0audience with an intuitive experience to interact with your maps and data.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Instant Apps <\/span>includes <\/span>a<\/span> home page<\/span> (Image 1) with <\/span>template <\/span>selection guidance <\/span>as <\/span>w<\/span>ell as<\/span> two configuration experiences \u2013 express and <\/span>all settings<\/span>. The <\/span>Instant Apps <\/span>home<\/span> page<\/span> <\/span>can be accessed anywhere that Instant Apps can be found via the Create App menu, including the Content page, Map Viewer, Scene Viewer, the app launcher, and the details pages of compatible items.<\/span><\/span> This page presents<\/span> focused apps, each with a specific purpose including viewing a map, comparing two things, getting directions, viewing a gallery, and finding something nearby. <\/span>You\u2019<\/span>re guided to select the best app for <\/span>your <\/span>map and data. The map\u2019s components, such as pop-ups, symbolization, and attachments are analyzed and apps with compatible capabilities are suggested.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The configuration experiences provide speed and ease as well as\u202fdeep capabilities when needed. Using the express setup,\u202fyou\u202fcan choose and configure an <\/span>a<\/span>pp within 5 minutes. <\/span>All settings<\/span> is<\/span> available\u202fif you\u202fwant to configure additional capabilities.\u202fConfidently <\/span>create apps with<\/span> Instant Apps knowing they are built for your audience. Their mobile first design makes them accessible on any device. These apps are also localized to support many languages and are accessible\u202fto\u202fpeople using assistive technologies.\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1630982,"id":1630982,"title":"Create tab 1","filename":"Create-tab-1.png","filesize":151192,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/create-tab-1","alt":"Image of the Instant Apps home page","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 1-Instant Apps home page ","name":"create-tab-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2022-06-23 04:00:58","modified":"2022-06-23 04:01:24","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1856,"height":919,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":230,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":380,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1.png","large-width":1856,"large-height":919,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1-1536x761.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":761,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1.png","2048x2048-width":1856,"2048x2048-height":919,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1-826x409.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":409,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Create-tab-1.png","wide_image-width":1856,"wide_image-height":919}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Many of these apps, such\u00a0as Attachment\u00a0Viewer, Nearby,\u00a0and Interactive Legend,\u00a0<\/span>may seem familiar,<\/span> having\u00a0been accessible via Configurable Apps\u00a0in\u00a0the past.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quickly choose and\u00a0create the right\u00a0app\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The apps you create with <\/span>Instant Apps<\/span> provide an intuitive experience for your audience to interact with your maps and data<\/span>. <\/span>The Instant Apps landing page (Image 1) provides an engaging, interactive experience and guidance to help you choose an appropriate app template and the right tools for your map.<\/span> Th<\/span>is enables you to quickly <\/span>browse and choose the right app for your<\/span> specific <\/span>map. When you click the <\/span>C<\/span>reate app button in Map Viewer<\/span>,<\/span> select<\/span> Instant Apps <\/span>(Image 2)<\/span> to open <\/span>the Instant Apps <\/span>home <\/span>page<\/span> to browse for<\/span> app templates<\/span> to <\/span>use with your current map.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1190982,"id":1190982,"title":"02_CreateApp","filename":"02_CreateApp.png","filesize":67942,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/02_createapp","alt":"Image of Instant Apps button in Map Viewer","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 2\u2014Instant Apps option in Map Viewer Create App menu","name":"02_createapp","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2021-04-09 18:30:10","modified":"2021-06-30 02:56:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":940,"height":758,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp.png","medium-width":324,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":619,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp.png","large-width":940,"large-height":758,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp.png","1536x1536-width":940,"1536x1536-height":758,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp.png","2048x2048-width":940,"2048x2048-height":758,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp-577x465.png","card_image-width":577,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/02_CreateApp.png","wide_image-width":940,"wide_image-height":758}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This page launches <\/span>the Create<\/span> tab, which presents all available app templates<\/span>. <\/span>N<\/span>ew apps and <\/span>recently updated <\/span>apps are <\/span>shown<\/span> with badges highlight<\/span>ing<\/span> new features<\/span>.<\/span> When browsing the available apps, click the down arrow for more information about <\/span>the purpose and description of the app and <\/span>real-world<\/span> examples of how the app <\/span>can be<\/span> used<\/span> (Image 3)<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1191012,"id":1191012,"title":"03_AppDescription","filename":"03_AppDescription.png","filesize":16991,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/03_appdescription","alt":"Image of App Description for Zone Lookup app","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 3\u2014Zone Lookup app description and examples of how the app can be used","name":"03_appdescription","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2021-04-09 18:31:12","modified":"2021-04-09 18:31:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":500,"height":294,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription.png","medium-width":444,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription.png","medium_large-width":500,"medium_large-height":294,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription.png","large-width":500,"large-height":294,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription.png","1536x1536-width":500,"1536x1536-height":294,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription.png","2048x2048-width":500,"2048x2048-height":294,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription.png","card_image-width":500,"card_image-height":294,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/03_AppDescription.png","wide_image-width":500,"wide_image-height":294}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The<\/span> My Apps <\/span>tab <\/span>allows you to manage your existing Instant Apps all in one place. Filter by apps that you own or those owned by your organization. You also have the option to filter by template and sharing level. <\/span>You can configure, make a copy of, or delete existing apps. <\/span>Preview and Choose options<\/span>, which<\/span> appear<\/span> on th<\/span>e My Apps<\/span> tab <\/span>when opening this page from<\/span> Map Viewer or an item details page,<\/span> allow you to <\/span>view and create an app<\/span> that uses the map selected with the <\/span>same template and settings as your existing app.<\/span> If you<\/span> create<\/span> an app<\/span> with the same settings as an existing<\/span> app<\/span> using a different map<\/span>, you may need to update settings that relate to layers<\/span> in the map<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The f<\/span>eatured<\/span> tab provides information about <\/span>a particular <\/span>Instant App<\/span>s <\/span>template or capability<\/span> (Image 4)<\/span>. <\/span>L<\/span>earn about <\/span>the<\/span> latest capabilities of Instant Apps<\/span> by <\/span>reading featured content<\/span> or navigat<\/span>ing <\/span>directly to the Instant Apps blog site for <\/span>more<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1631002,"id":1631002,"title":"Featured","filename":"Featured.png","filesize":201256,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/featured","alt":"Image of the Featured tab in the Instant Apps home page","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 4-Featured tab ","name":"featured","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2022-06-23 04:04:44","modified":"2022-06-23 04:05:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1856,"height":919,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":230,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":380,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured.png","large-width":1856,"large-height":919,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured-1536x761.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":761,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured.png","2048x2048-width":1856,"2048x2048-height":919,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured-826x409.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":409,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Featured.png","wide_image-width":1856,"wide_image-height":919}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

On th<\/span>e Instant Apps <\/span>home <\/span>page<\/span>, you can choose the appropriate <\/span>app<\/span> template<\/span> to start configuring your <\/span>a<\/span>pp. <\/span>When launched from Map Viewer or an item details page, <\/span>you will notice that t<\/span>he <\/span>landing page<\/span> provides recommendations of which app to use based <\/span>on the data and configuration of your map.<\/span> As an example<\/span>, Attachment Viewer will be recommended for maps that have layers with attachments enabled.<\/span> If your map does not meet the requirements for <\/span>an app, <\/span>a warning message will appear <\/span>on the app thumbnail informing you of<\/span> the <\/span>requirements<\/span> for building the app<\/span> (Image 5<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"

Note: If you want to use an app that your map isn\u2019t compatible with, consider updating the map to meet the app requirements before continuing with the app building process.<\/em><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1191042,"id":1191042,"title":"04_WarningMessage","filename":"04_WarningMessage.png","filesize":25733,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/04_warningmessage","alt":"Image of Attachment Viewer app in gallery with message stating that map does not meet requirements","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 5\u2014Attachment Viewer app on the landing page with a warning message stating requirements ","name":"04_warningmessage","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2021-04-09 18:34:08","modified":"2022-06-23 04:06:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":420,"height":420,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage.png","medium-width":261,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage.png","medium_large-width":420,"medium_large-height":420,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage.png","large-width":420,"large-height":420,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage.png","1536x1536-width":420,"1536x1536-height":420,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage.png","2048x2048-width":420,"2048x2048-height":420,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage.png","card_image-width":420,"card_image-height":420,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/04_WarningMessage.png","wide_image-width":420,"wide_image-height":420}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Choose<\/span> your app<\/span> based on the purpose and configuration of your map<\/span>.<\/span> Y<\/span>ou can also search for <\/span>particular tools<\/span> that are included in the apps<\/span> in the search bar<\/span>.<\/span> Search for one or multiple capabilities at once to narrow down your template choices. <\/span>As an example, enter \u201cscreenshot\u201d <\/span>and \u201ctime\u201d <\/span>to locate apps with the screenshot tool <\/span>that also<\/span> have the ability to<\/span> set a time slider<\/span> (Image 6<\/span>)<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1631042,"id":1631042,"title":"Search","filename":"Search.png","filesize":70080,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/search-10","alt":"Image of a search for the screenshot and time capabilities in the Instant Apps home page","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 6\u2014Instant Apps page filtered to show only apps that have the screenshot tool based on search","name":"search-10","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2022-06-23 04:07:22","modified":"2022-06-23 04:08:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1118,"height":609,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":253,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":418,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search.png","large-width":1118,"large-height":609,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search.png","1536x1536-width":1118,"1536x1536-height":609,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search.png","2048x2048-width":1118,"2048x2048-height":609,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search-826x450.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":450,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Search.png","wide_image-width":1118,"wide_image-height":609}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Still not sure which template to choose? Try Suggestions in the Instant Apps <\/span>home <\/span>page<\/span>. <\/span>The<\/span> Suggestions panel <\/span>presents you<\/span> with a set of questions about the intended purpose of your app<\/span> (Image 7)<\/span>. As you answer the questions, the apps in the landing page are filtered to show templates recommended based on your responses. Use this feature as a guide to find an app that meets your needs and discover more about various templates. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1631062,"id":1631062,"title":"Suggestions","filename":"Suggestions-1.png","filesize":14729,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/suggestions-3","alt":"Suggestions feature guides you to choosing a template for your workflow","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 7-Suggestions feature guides you to choosing a template for your workflow","name":"suggestions-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2022-06-23 04:10:12","modified":"2022-06-23 04:10:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":403,"height":571,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1.png","medium-width":184,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1.png","medium_large-width":403,"medium_large-height":571,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1.png","large-width":403,"large-height":571,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1.png","1536x1536-width":403,"1536x1536-height":571,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1.png","2048x2048-width":403,"2048x2048-height":571,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1-328x465.png","card_image-width":328,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Suggestions-1.png","wide_image-width":403,"wide_image-height":571}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

C<\/span>lick<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Preview\u00a0<\/span>button<\/span>\u00a0to instantly see your map in an app with all the default settings<\/span>. The preview option allows you to determine if <\/span>the <\/span>app\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>default settings meet you<\/span>r needs and you can choose to create the app instantly.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Configure\u00a0<\/span><\/b>an intuitive user experience with express setup<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When you <\/span>click<\/span> the <\/span>C<\/span>hoose <\/span>button for<\/span> a template, the app will be created and automatically launched into the <\/span>e<\/span>xpress <\/span>s<\/span>etup experience. This experience <\/span>focus<\/span>es<\/span> on the<\/span> most essential configurations for each app an<\/span>d includes intuitive tool tips to provide more information about the configuration options<\/span> (Image 8<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1191102,"id":1191102,"title":"07_Express","filename":"07_Express.png","filesize":68926,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/07_express","alt":"Image of Express Setup experience for Interactive Legend app","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 8\u2014Interactive Legend app in Express Setup with tool tip expanded ","name":"07_express","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2021-04-09 18:38:58","modified":"2022-11-10 07:23:02","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":940,"height":534,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express.png","medium-width":459,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":436,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express.png","large-width":940,"large-height":534,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express.png","1536x1536-width":940,"1536x1536-height":534,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express.png","2048x2048-width":940,"2048x2048-height":534,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express-819x465.png","card_image-width":819,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07_Express.png","wide_image-width":940,"wide_image-height":534}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Build a c<\/span><\/b>ustomiz<\/span><\/b>ed app experience\u00a0<\/span><\/b>with all settings <\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With <\/span>Instant<\/span> Apps<\/span>,<\/span> you <\/span>can<\/span> create<\/span> a<\/span> unique experience <\/span>for your <\/span>audience. <\/span>You have control over how your users interact with your app and <\/span>the app\u2019s<\/span> tool<\/span>s<\/span>. <\/span>Express <\/span>s<\/span>etup <\/span>provides a fast way to configure your app,<\/span> while<\/span> a<\/span>ll <\/span>s<\/span>ettings<\/span> exposes<\/span> some additional configuration options that can <\/span>enhance the <\/span>user\u2019s<\/span> interaction with your app. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Explore and <\/span>Navigate<\/span>,<\/span> in t<\/span>he Interactivity <\/span>s<\/span>ettings<\/span>,<\/span> include <\/span>powerful settings through the full setup that <\/span>allow you, the app <\/span>author<\/span>,<\/span> to focus your user experience <\/span>on<\/span> the location of your data<\/span>.<\/span> All <\/span>2D <\/span>map-based apps<\/span> include the option to configure a <\/span><\/span>navigation boundary<\/span><\/span><\/a>, which allows you to restrict map navigation to a particular region and zoom scale<\/span> (Image<\/span> 9<\/span>).<\/span> You can <\/span>also <\/span>choose to rotate the map or prevent<\/span> users from rotating the map<\/span> to maintain focus on key map areas. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1191122,"id":1191122,"title":"08_NavigationBoundary","filename":"08_NavigationBoundary.png","filesize":56046,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/08_navigationboundary","alt":"Image of Navigation Boundary options available with Instant Apps","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 9\u2014Navigation boundary settings allow app authors to set an area and scale in which app users can navigate ","name":"08_navigationboundary","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2021-04-09 18:40:29","modified":"2022-11-10 07:23:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":940,"height":562,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary.png","medium-width":437,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":459,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary.png","large-width":940,"large-height":562,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary.png","1536x1536-width":940,"1536x1536-height":562,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary.png","2048x2048-width":940,"2048x2048-height":562,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary-778x465.png","card_image-width":778,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/08_NavigationBoundary.png","wide_image-width":940,"wide_image-height":562}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Another helpful setting available in <\/span>a<\/span>ll <\/span>s<\/span>ettings<\/span> is the <\/span>P<\/span>osition <\/span>M<\/span>anager<\/span> under<\/span> Theme<\/span> & Layout <\/span>settings<\/span> (Image <\/span>10<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span> This allows you to <\/span>move<\/span> common tools like zoom control<\/span>s<\/span>, search<\/span>,<\/span> and home butto<\/span>n<\/span>s to <\/span>their respective locations in the app to create a custom<\/span> and intuitive<\/span> experience<\/span> for your map<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1191142,"id":1191142,"title":"09_PositionManager","filename":"09_PositionManager.png","filesize":32685,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/instant-apps\/mapping\/introducing-arcgis-instant-apps\/09_positionmanager","alt":"Image of Position Manager options available in Full Setup","author":"68331","description":"","caption":"Image 10-Position Manager allows app authors to change the location of tools in the app ","name":"09_positionmanager","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1188872,"date":"2021-04-09 18:41:26","modified":"2022-11-10 07:23:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":642,"height":706,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager.png","medium-width":237,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager.png","medium_large-width":642,"medium_large-height":706,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager.png","large-width":642,"large-height":706,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager.png","1536x1536-width":642,"1536x1536-height":706,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager.png","2048x2048-width":642,"2048x2048-height":706,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager-423x465.png","card_image-width":423,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/09_PositionManager.png","wide_image-width":642,"wide_image-height":706}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Share an app that is a<\/span><\/b>ccessible<\/span><\/b>\u00a0for everyone in your audience<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apps created with\u00a0<\/span>Instant Apps<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>are designed to be shared with any audience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The apps\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>developed to detect<\/span>\u00a0the locale settings configured in the browser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and to<\/span>\u00a0translate<\/span>\u00a0all text<\/span>\u00a0to the appropriate language. All apps are\u00a0<\/span>designed responsively to be used in browsers on desktops, mobile phones, and tablets<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The a<\/span>pps have been developed\u00a0<\/span>with support for<\/span>\u00a0keyboard<\/span>–<\/span>only navigation and\u00a0<\/span>screen reading software.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Instant Apps offer<\/span>\u00a0the ease of<\/span>\u00a0fast, intuitive creation<\/span>\u00a0workflows along with the flexibility<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>build a custom app<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that is\u00a0<\/span>designed to be shared<\/span>\u00a0with all audiences<\/span>. Try out live samples of our templates in our Instant Apps gallery<\/a> of examples or learn more about each template in the following blogs<\/span>: <\/span><\/p>\n