AppSurfer Beta 2 | The Improvements and Updates
It has been roughly two weeks from the first user instance running on AppSurfer cloud until today and we have learnt a lot, received overwhelming acceptance from the users and beta testers alike. We are ready with our second version of Beta app and here is what all we have included.
For the first timers here, AppSurfer is a platform which is changing the way we are using mobile apps today by removing the need to download an app before using it. This is a very small change in the overall flow of using an app but it changes everything for the end user. Now, using AppSurfer, anyone can reach any page inside an app #Instantly without having to download the entire app.
It is similar to reaching a destination web page inside a website without having to download the whole website. Downloading the whole website? Seems outright ridiculous, right? And so is downloading an app to make a payment or to book a cab or to book a hotel or to eat out at a fancy restaurant. We simply don't do these things that often to have these apps permanently installed on our phones anyway. And thus, we have AppSurfer.
Head here to know more about the AppSurfer App
AppSurfer Beta 1: Achievements and Shortcomings
Since our release 2 weeks back we have clocked over 6074 total app server sessions (Apps used inside AppSurfer) with an average usage of 3 minutes. These figures are pretty overwhelming considering the fact that we were expecting a modest figure of a thousand users to register within this period which was easily overthrown by a 3938 registered user figure currently. And there are over 12,000 users signed up to become beta tester and waiting to get white-listed for using the app in the US and Europe alone.
We have a robust beta tester community including early adopters, influencers and mentors who have been regular and constructive in their feedback to get the app refinement in tune with user behavior and needs. Some of the crucial feedback we got include:
- The streaming quality being slower in some areas.
- Frame rates being lower than 30 FPS
- Responsiveness being slower than native app
AppSurfer Beta 2: The improvements
AppSurfer Beta 2 is set to remove all the shortcomings of the first Beta release with main improvements in streaming quality and responsiveness. The key upgrades are:
- We have brought the FPS to 30 with auto-bandwidth streaming.
- Improved event streaming with QUIC protocol.
- Improved resolution and DPI for a clearer, cleaner and native-like experience.
This is not all, we are introducing Intent Based App Search. Which means anyone can now search an app, not by its name, but, by its intent. This is something we noticed from the user behavior. People, more than often, search for 'booking a movie ticket' rather than 'Fandango'. This will improve the overall experience for the user with him reaching his desired app with relative ease and would also help in exploring new and exciting app for any given need.
The way forward, we would constantly be improving the app to user behavior for a seamless and rich surfing experience. We invite you to register for the beta app here and be among the first to try the future of apps with us.
















